Wildlife hunting motivations vary across Africa and Europe
Wildlife hunting motivations and resulting ecological consequences vary depending on the socio-economic context across Africa and Europe, according to a new study. Despite these shifts, the intensity...
View ArticleMore than 1.1 million sea turtles poached over last three decades
Researchers estimate that more than 1.1 million sea turtles have been illegally killed and, in some cases, trafficked between 1990 and 2020. Even with existing laws prohibiting their capture and use,...
View ArticleStudy finds significant increase in firearm assaults in states that relaxed...
A new study has found that the average rate of assaults with firearms increased an average of 9.5 percent relative to forecasted trends in the first 10 years after 34 states relaxed restrictions on...
View ArticleHow old is that fingerprint?
Forensic dramas on TV make it seem easy to determine when fingerprints were left at the scene of a crime. In reality, the oils in fingerprints degrade over time, and it's difficult to figure out their...
View ArticleLaw enforcement is hampering harm reduction programs, North Carolina study finds
In 2016, North Carolina enacted legislation providing legal protections to people who make use of programs designed to reduce harms associated with illegal drug use. However, a new study finds these...
View ArticleMaintaining green parks and gardens in cities has the potential to lower the...
Maintaining green parks and gardens in cities has the potential to lower the risk of crime, research suggests. More green space in a city is linked with lower risk of crime against property -- such as...
View ArticleMedical privacy of forensic samples questioned
Watch any episode of 'CSI,' and a character will use forensic DNA profiling to identify a criminal. A new study suggests that these forensic profiles may indirectly reveal medical information --...
View ArticleAmber fossils from Myanmar
Myanmar, a country in Southeast Asia, is plagued by political and economic crises. The fall of a president, a military putsch and the crackdown on religious minorities have had an impact not only on...
View ArticleMass school shootings are not caused by mental illness, study finds
The researchers suggest that mass school shootings are different from other forms of mass murder, and that they should be looked at as a distinct phenomenon. Factors other than severe mental illness...
View ArticleAutomatic speaker recognition technology outperforms human listeners in the...
The forensic-voice-comparison system, based on state-of-the-art automatic-speaker-recognition technology, outperformed all the listeners.
View ArticleBetter eyewitness lineup improves accuracy, detecting innocence
Researchers have developed and repeatedly tested a procedure that captures more information from eyewitnesses and improves the accuracy of lineups in police investigations.
View ArticleGoing beyond English is critical for conservation
Research in languages other than English is critically important for biodiversity conservation and is shockingly under-utilized internationally, according to an international research team.
View ArticleCan investigators use household dust as a forensic tool?
It is possible to retrieve forensically relevant information from human DNA in household dust.
View ArticleRobots and Rights: Confucianism Offers Alternative
As robots assume more roles in the world, a new analysis reviewed research on robot rights, concluding that granting rights to robots is a bad idea. Instead, the article looks to Confucianism to offer...
View ArticleForensics lab cracks case on newer, 'greener' gunshot residue
Discoveries by forensic scientists about how gunshot residue behaves on skin, hair and fabric will allow crime scene investigators to catch up to the proliferation of new, eco-friendly types of...
View ArticleConservation in Indonesia is at risk, a team of researchers who study the...
Indonesia, home to the largest tropical rainforest in Southeast Asia and over 17,500 islands, is a country packed with biodiversity and endangered species. However, scientists studying the region's...
View ArticleBillions in conservation spending fail to improve wild fish stocks in...
Four decades of conservation spending totaling more than $9 billion in inflation-adjusted tax dollars has failed to improve stocks of wild salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River Basin.
View ArticleEarly-life lead exposure linked to higher risk of criminal behavior in...
An evaluation of 17 previously published studies suggests that exposure to lead in the womb or in childhood is associated with an increased risk of engaging in criminal behavior in adulthood -- but...
View ArticleManaging domestic and wildcats is likely to remain fraught, new research warns
Current efforts to protect and restore native biodiversity is being threatened by difficulties in identifying wild and domestic cats, and categorization is likely to remain fraught for the foreseeable...
View ArticleEffectiveness of video gameplay restrictions questioned in new study
Legal restrictions placed on the amount of time young people in China can play video games may be less effective than originally thought, a new study has revealed.
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