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New crime-fighting tools aim to deter and nab terrorists

Fingerprints, ballistics, DNA analysis and other mainstays of the forensic science toolkit may get a powerful new crime-solving companion as scientists strive to develop technology for "fingerprinting" and tracing the origins ...

Chemistry / Other

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mumbai hospital review highlights challenges posed by a major terrorist attack

Meticulous forward planning, effective casualty assessment by a senior surgeon and efficient teamwork by medical and administrative staff are essential when handling injuries sustained in major terrorist incidents.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

5 US urban counties lead 'Terror Hot Spots' list, but rural areas not exempt

Nearly a third of all terrorist attacks from 1970 to 2008 occurred in just five metropolitan U.S. counties, but events continue to occur in rural areas, spurred on by domestic actors, according to a report published today ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: Terrorist organizations have shifted Internet activity to social networks

Hackers invading databases is just the tip of the iceberg in online terrorist activity: International terrorist organizations have shifted their Internet activity focus to social networks and today a number of Facebook groups ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

What makes solo terrorists tick?

The double terrorist attack in Norway last July, which claimed 77 lives, has moved violent acts committed by single individuals up the political, media and now research agendas. Known as "lone wolf terrorism," these acts ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Pharmacists crucial in plan for terrorist chemical weapons

Terrorist attacks with chemical weapons are a real possibility, according to a study that appears in the online open access journal, Journal of Pharmacy Practice, published by SAGE. Thanks to their extensive knowledge of tox ...

Chemistry / Other

created Dec 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Coming to terms with terror

How will the terrorist attacks in Norway on 22 July change the country? That question has been put to three social scientists at the University of Stavanger (UiS).

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

No anthrax vaccine testing on children -- for now

Should the anthrax vaccine be tested in children? It will be a while longer before the government decides.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Oct 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

3 Questions: John Gabrielli on studying traumatic memories

Starting just days after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, MIT neuroscientist John Gabrieli (who was then at Stanford University) and colleagues around the country undertook a large-scale survey of how ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

More illness, doctor visits reported in years after Sept. 11

The events of Sept. 11, 2001, changed the way Americans travel and view the world. They may also have made us sicker and more likely to access healthcare services, according to a new UC Irvine study

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sandia's CANARY software protects water utilities from terrorist attacks and contaminants

Americans are used to drinking from the kitchen tap without fear of harm, even though water utilities might be vulnerable to terrorist attacks or natural contaminants.

Technology / Software

created Jul 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Survey: Killing of bin Laden worsened Americans' views of US Muslims

Instead of calming fears, the death of Osama bin Laden actually led more Americans to feel threatened by Muslims living in the United States, according to a new nationwide survey.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Are we prepared for another 9-11?

At the site of a terrorist attack, an earthquake or a tsunami, emergency responders are focused on search and rescue, and saving lives.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Socioeconomic status as child dictates response to stress as adult

When faced with threat, people who grew up poor are more likely to make risky financial choices in search of a quick windfall, according to new research from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Predicting random violence by mathematics

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a new study published in Science, researchers, led by physicist Neil Johnson from the University of Miami, show that attacks by groups such as the Taliban or Hezbollah may seem sporadic, they e ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Jul 01, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (14) | comments 6 | with audio podcast report