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'Don't drink and ride': Improving subway safety
Structural interventions and public safety messages may be the most effective ways to prevent subway fatalities and improve the overall safety of New York City subway systems. view more (2008-12-17)
Space X-ray telescope arrives for tests at RAL
An X-ray telescope weighing half a tonne, due for launch on a Russian spacecraft in 1998, arrived at CLRC's Rutherford Appleton Laboratory today for thermal tests. With conditions in space so different from those on Earth (space is an icy-cold vacuum), it is vital to test any instrument before launch to make sure that it can work in a vacuum at... view more... (1996-12-10)
Internet fuels virtual subculture for sex trade, study finds
The Internet has spawned a virtual subculture of "johns" who share information electronically about prostitution, potentially making them harder to catch, according to a new study co-authored by a Michigan State University criminologist. view more (2009-10-22)
Earliest Human Remains Reveal A Bloody End
University of Leicester archaeologists discover the earliest human remains from Leicestershire Analysis of human remains found during archaeological work carried out by University of Leicester Archaeological Services has established that they are the earliest remains ever to be found in the county - and that they met with violent deaths! Experts... view more... (2004-03-29)
Astronomers find triple interactions of supermassive black holes to be common in early universe
New cosmological computer simulations produced by a team of astronomers from Northwestern University, Harvard University and the University of Michigan show for the first time that supermassive black holes (SMBHs), which exist at the centers of nearly all galaxies, often come together during triple galaxy interactions. view more (2007-01-09)
Intensive treatment does not reduce violence in psychotic patients
Increasing the intensity of treatment does not reduce the level of violence in patients with severe mental illness, concludes a study in this week's BMJ. view more (2001-11-07)
New Report Reveals Impact of CCTV on Crime
Findings of Home Office study by University of Leicester criminologists published today (10am Thursday 24 February). view more (2005-02-24)
Male praying mantids prefer not to be victims of sexual cannibalism
Female praying mantids are notorious for sexual cannibalism - that is, for eating their male partner during mating. view more (2006-07-27)
Stigma increases likelihood that drug users reoffend
Punitive policies intended to reduce drug use by making life difficult for convicted users are counterproductive and actually lead to a vicious spiral of drug use and reincarceration. view more (2009-05-08)
Ghostly glow reveals galaxy clusters in collision
A team of scientists, including astronomers from the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), have detected long wavelength radio emission from a colliding, massive galaxy cluster which, surprisingly, is not detected at the shorter wavelengths typically seen in these objects. view more (2008-10-16)
REVEALING RESEARCH UNMASKS OFFENDERS
Criminals captured on film could be put in the frame thanks to an expert in graphic and image manipulation from Staffordshire University's School of Computing. view more (2000-03-16)
Flying into the eye of the storm
While most of us watched this summer's violent and destructive storms on TV from the comfort of our sofas, a team of researchers from across the UK, including University of Leeds scientists Alan Blyth, Barbara Brooks and Lindsay Bennett, took to the skies in specially equipped planes to study their origins. view more (2004-09-29)
Some temper tantrum styles may be associated with clinical problems in preschool children
Temper tantrums are common among preschool children 3 to 6 years of age. Although these tantrums can range in duration and intensity, many parents often worry whether tantrums are also symptoms of more serious problems. view more (2007-12-20)
A More Challenging Summit Than Everest (p 1837)
In the week celebrating the 50th anniversary of the conquest of Everest, this week's editorial points to a more challenging summit - the gathering of G8 leaders in Evian-les-Bains, France-to address the plight of an estimated billion people who live in countries ravaged by civil war. Referring to a recent World Bank report, the editorial comments... view more... (2003-05-28)
Educational inequality major factor in lack of social cohesion
The UK is falling behind the Netherlands, Denmark and Norway in its efforts to create a more cohesive society according to new research from the Institute of Education. Education, Equity and Social Cohesion: A Distributional Model by Andy Green, John Preston and Ricardo Sabates finds greater inequality in educational outcomes and skills in... view more... (2003-04-24)
Nature Contents: 17 June 1999
------------------------------ articles ------------------------------ Topography of contextual modulations mediated by short-range interactions in primary visual cortex ANIRUDDHA DAS AND CHARLES D. GILBERT http://www.nature.com/server-java/Propub/nature/399655A0.abs_frameset view more (1999-06-17)
Why are some young victims of domestic violence resilient?
More than 10 million U.S. children witness domestic violence yearly, resulting in a range of emotional and behavioral problems. view more (2009-04-29)
Study shows aggressive students often lack psychological evaluations and effective treatment
As the disturbing trend of school violence continues to plague our education system, it is important for caregivers, educators, and doctors to join forces to be proactive in its prevention. view more (2006-08-25)
Sexist jokes favor the mental mechanisms that justify violence against women
Sexist jokes (and all the variants of this kind of humour) favour the mental mechanisms which urge to violence and battering against women in individuals with macho attitudes. view more (2009-07-06)
Unsafe neighborhoods disable the elderly
Elderly people who live below the poverty line and perceive their neighborhoods to be dangerous are more likely to have a mobility disability. view more (2009-05-28)
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