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Predicting Economic Crises With 'Econophysics'
May 11, 2010 — Do physicists have better tools than economists or financial experts for predicting economic crises? Mainstream economists largely failed to forecast the sub-prime mortgage bubble, the ensuing ... > full story -
Hardship and Human Rights Violations Continue Among Burma Cyclone Survivors
May 7, 2010 — The survivors of Cyclone Nargis, which struck Burma (also known as Myanmar) in May 2008, continue to face challenges in rebuilding their lives, in lack of access to relief and reconstruction efforts, ... > full story -
Radio Tags Could Save Lives After Earthquakes
May 6, 2010 — Radio frequency identification, RFID, could be used in the immediate aftermath of a major earthquake to save lives, according to new ... > full story -
Diatoms Reveal Freshwater Pollution
May 4, 2010 — Researchers in India have demonstrated that microscopic aquatic creatures could be used as the ecological equivalent of a canary in a coalmine for assessing inland freshwater lakes and ponds. The ... > full story -
Discrimination Is Associated With Depression Among Minority Children
May 2, 2010 — Minority children often encounter racism in their daily lives, and those who experience discrimination more often have more symptoms of ... > full story -
How Cooperation Is Maintained in Human Societies: Punishment, Study Suggests
May 1, 2010 — Humans are incredibly cooperative, but why do people cooperate and how is cooperation maintained? A new research study by anthropologists suggests cooperation in large groups is maintained by ... > full story -
Living in a High-Crime Neighborhood May Worsen Children's Asthma
May 1, 2010 — After adjusting for the child's age, gender, family history of asthma and socioeconomic status, children were nearly twice as likely to have moderate/severe asthma if their caregivers reported high ... > full story -
Animals' 'Right to Privacy' Denied by Wildlife Documentary Makers, Academic Argues
April 29, 2010 — Animals' 'right to privacy' is being denied by makers of television wildlife documentaries, an academic in the UK ... > full story -
Canadians Lead Longer, Healthier Lives Than Americans
April 28, 2010 — Compared to their neighbors south of the border, Canadians live longer, healthier lives. Research has found this disparity between the two countries, suggesting that America's lack of universal ... > full story -
Communities With Active Participants Demonstrate Lower Levels of Crime and Lower Death Rates
April 28, 2010 — Both violent crime and all-cause mortality rates are on average substantially lower in communities with a vibrant civic climate, according to new ... > full story
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