Parole violations, not new crimes, help drive prison’s revolving door

Failing a drug test, associating with felons and other technical parole violations are among the key…

Problems with senses may predict older adults’ overall health, ability to function

Researchers have mainly focused on what happens after people lose one or two of their senses.…

Test reveals antibiotic-resistant bacteria in a half hour

A new test can identify whether bacteria are resistant to antibiotics in a mere half hour,…

Ornamented artifact may indicate long-distance exchange between Mesolithic communities

An ornamented bâton percé found in Central Poland may provide evidence of exchange between Mesolithic communities,…

Mental training changes brain structure and reduces social stress

Meditation can have positive effects on our health and well-being. However it has been unclear which…

Light-activated nanoparticles can supercharge current antibiotics

Light-activated nanoparticles, also known as quantum dots, can provide a crucial boost in effectiveness for antibiotic…

Dutch children bereaved by domestic homicides ‘more burdened than expected’

The majority of Dutch children who lost a parent to intimate partner homicide had already experienced…

Meet Madagascar’s oldest animal lineage, a whirligig beetle with 206-million-year-old origins

A new study suggests the Malagasy striped whirligig beetle Heterogyrus milloti boasts a genetic pedigree stretching…

Win-win for spotted owls and forest management

Remote sensing technology has detected what could be a win for both spotted owls and forestry…

A new way to produce clean hydrogen fuel from water using sunlight

Researchers combined graphitic carbon nitride and black phosphorous to make a new metal-free composite photocatalyst capable…