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“#Privatized prisons lead to more inmates, longer sentences, study finds” WSU study finds that when states turn to private prisons, the number of criminals incarcerated rises and the length of sentences increases. Private prisons lead to an average increase of 178 new prisoners per million population per year. At an average cost of $60 per…
“#Cataclysmic variable V1460 Her has a fast spinning white dwarf accreting from an evolved donor star, study finds” The Warwick 1-meter telescope photometry for V1460 Her. Credit: Ashley et al., 2020. An international team of astronomers has conducted spectroscopic and photometric observations of a cataclysmic variable (CV) known as V1460 Her. Results of the study…
“#Do big tadpoles turn into big frogs? It’s complicated, study finds” An adult female reed frog from Cameroon. In this African family, adult and tadpole body sizes are closely related among species, so that species with larger adults have larger tadpoles and species with smaller adults have smaller tadpoles. Credit: John J. Wiens/University of Arizona…
“#Paper ballots, risk-limiting audits can help defend elections and democracy, study finds” Credit: CC0 Public Domain With just over two months before the 2020 election, three professors at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business offer a comprehensive review of how other nations are seeking to protect their democratic institutions and presents how a multifaceted,…
“#Beavers appear to help the growth of brown trout in South America, study finds” Credit: Oregon State University In the early 1900s, brown trout and rainbow trout were introduced to southern South America for recreational fishing and early aquaculture initiatives. About 40 years later, American beaver were introduced in the same region to develop a…
“#Shrinkage rate of Aral Sea is slowing, study finds” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Located on the border of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, the Aral Sea was once the fourth largest lake in the world. With sharp retreat of Aral Sea since 1960s, the river bed dried up and the ecosystem seriously degraded. Under the influence of…
“#Serengeti leopard population densities healthy but vary seasonally, study finds” Leopard population densities in the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania are comparable to those in other large protected areas, researchers found. The scientists used camera-trap data from the Snapshot Serengeti project. Credit: Michael Jeffords and Sue Post A study of camera-trap data from Serengeti National…
“#Coronavirus hits older men harder than women, study finds” August 27, 2020 | 5:19pm Older men infected with the novel coronavirus are up to twice as likely to become severely sick and die as women of the same age, according to a study published Wednesday. The findings suggest that men over the age of 60…
“#Earthly bacteria survives for years in space, study finds” August 27, 2020 | 4:30pm Humans are living in space right this second, but that’s only because our technology has made such a feat possible. With decades of technological advancements on our side, you’d think humans would be the most well-suited of all the living creatures…
“#COVID-19 can waft through toilets into other apartments, study finds” August 27, 2020 | 12:23pm | Updated August 27, 2020 | 12:49pm And you thought snakes in a toilet was a nightmare. Scientists now say that the coronavirus may be able to spread throughout buildings, via toilets and drain pipes — an especially alarming prospect…