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What do criminal justice risk assessments actually assess?
Exposure to the criminal justice system increases some of the risk factors used to predict recidivism…
Cracking a decades-old test, researchers bolster case for quantum mechanics
In a new study, researchers demonstrate creative tactics to get rid of loopholes that have long…
Nano-thermometer takes temperature inside cells
How do you know a cell has a fever? Take its temperature. Click here…
What's killing sea otters? Scientists pinpoint parasite strain
Many wild southern sea otters in California are infected with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, yet the…
How red-eared invaders are hurting California's native turtles
In the summer of 2011, visitors to the University of California, Davis, Arboretum may have witnessed…
New images from asteroid probe offer clues on planet formation
Photographs snapped by a shoebox-sized probe that explored the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu have offered new clues…
30 Years Ago: Voyager 2's Historic Neptune Flyby
Humanity’s first and (so far) last visit to the outermost giant planet in our…
San Francisco Zoo brings red-legged frogs back to Yosemite
A healthy population of red-legged frogs is hopping in Yosemite National Park, helped by a reintroduction…
Amazon fires stir bitter dispute over who is to blame
As fires raged in the Amazon rainforest, the Brazilian government on Thursday denounced international critics who…