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Online Dating Scammers Looking for Money, Not Love
March 28, 2012 Online romance scams, a new form of cybercrime, is under-reported and increasing, and has victimized an estimated 230,000 people in England, costing them nearly $60 billion a year, according to a ... > full story -
Just 60 Seconds of Combat Can Impair Memory, Finds Study of Police Officers
March 13, 2012 Just 60 seconds of all-out physical exertion in a threatening situation can seriously damage the memories of those involved for many details of the incident, according to a new study of police ... > full story -
How World's Smallest DNA Virus Evolved in Rare Parakeets
March 6, 2012 Scientists have gained new insight into a rare virus that is threatening to wipe out the Mauritius parakeet -- one of the world’s most endangered species of ... > full story -
Rare Wolverine Photographed in Montana
March 5, 2012 Conservationists recently released ta camera-trap photo of a wolverine retrieving bait placed in a tree in ... > full story -
Genetics of Endangered African Monkey Suggest Troubles from Warming Climate
February 29, 2012 A rare and endangered monkey in an African equatorial rainforest is providing a look into our climatic future through its DNA. Its genes show that wild drills, already an overhunted species, may see ... > full story -
Nowhere to Hide: Tigers Threatened by Human Destruction of Groundcover
February 28, 2012 A new study is the first of its kind to systematically investigate the use of different land cover types for tiger ... > full story -
Underage Drinking Laws Reduce Future Criminal Behavior
February 23, 2012 Do strict underage drinking laws really have a positive impact on society? A recent study finds that strictly enforcing possession of alcohol under the legal age or PULA (also known as PAULA) laws on ... > full story -
Illegal Orangutan Trader Prosecuted
February 23, 2012 Sumatra has made its first ever successful sentence of an illegal orangutan owner and trader in Medan, North Sumatra, ... > full story -
Conservation Risk Highest Off Coasts of Canada, Mexico, Peru and New Zealand
February 20, 2012 Researchers have identified conservation "hot spots" around the world where the temptation to profit from overfishing outweighs the appetite for ... > full story -
Potential for Incorrect Relationship Identification in New Forensic Familial Searching Techniques
February 9, 2012 New research suggests that unrelated individuals may be mistakenly identified as genetic family members due to inaccurate genetic assumptions. This is particularly relevant when considering familial ... > full story
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