Failing the sniff test: Researchers find new way to spot fraud

Other Sciences / Economics

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Companies that commit fraud can find innovative ways to fudge the numbers, making it hard to tell something is wrong by just looking at their financial statements. But research from North Carolina State University unveils ...

Remains of Minoan-style painting discovered during excavations of Canaanite palace

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The remains of a Minoan-style wall painting, recognizable by a blue background, the first of its kind to be found in Israel, was discovered in the course of the recent excavation season at Tel Kabri. This fresco joins others ...

National anti-gun violence program largely successful, study finds

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Project Safe Neighborhoods - a community-based policing effort launched in 2001 - has been largely successful in its goal of reducing violent crime, according to an analysis by Michigan State University, the national research ...

RIT scholars explore the impact of imaging on our reality

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Imaging is the use of machines to enhance humans' ability to perceive things, often by producing visible phenomena that cannot be seen with the naked eye. But, can imaging technology distort reality and even change what humans ...

Forest clearances sealed ancient civilisation's downfall

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Nov 02, 2009 | 4.9 / 5 (9) | 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- An ancient South American civilisation which disappeared around 1,500 years ago helped to cause its own demise by damaging the fragile ecosystem that held it in place, a study has found. ...