Victims of sexual and physical attacks should have greater access to specialist medical forensic examinations,…
Focusing on Key Sustainable Development Goals Would Boost Progress Across All
By using a mathematical network analysis to map the relationships identified by an International Council for Science report, a University of Bath research reveals that direct efforts focussed on a critical few:…
New Research Warns Incentives to Plead Guilty Can Undermine the Right to a Fair Trial
New research suggests that the right to a fair trial can be undermined by benefits associated with pleading guilty, and that such benefits are putting pressure on vulnerable defendants to admit to…
Elaborate Komodo Dragon Armor Defends Against Other Dragons
Just beneath their scales, Komodo dragons wear a suit of armor made of tiny bones. These bones cover the dragons from head to tail, creating a “chain mail” that protects the giant…
Not in Gotham Anymore: Bioethics of Treating a Torturer’s PTSD Explored in Comic Book Form
Those who study and treat disorders of the mind – such as neuroscientists, psychiatrists and therapists – are in a position of influence. Their decisions and actions have the potential to impact…
Nuclear Winter Would Threaten Nearly Everyone on Earth
If the United States and Russia waged an all-out nuclear war, much of the land in the Northern Hemisphere would be below freezing in the summertime, with the growing season slashed by…
