Department of Justice Announces Launch of Civil Rights Reporting Portal
The Department of Justice today announced the launch of the Civil Rights Reporting Portal. This new online tool will make it easier for the public to report a civil rights…
The most common organism in the oceans harbors a virus in its DNA
Research News Discovery could have biomedical applications June 2, 2020 The most common organism in the oceans, and possibly on the entire planet, is a family of single-celled marine bacteria…
Small Arctic coastal waterbodies, with big carbon release
Research News Arctic coastal watersheds are some of the most threatened regions on Earth June 2, 2020 Arctic coastal watersheds are some of the most threatened regions on Earth, having…
Justice Department Files Civil Action to Support Major Expansion of Arlington National Cemetery
The Department of Justice filed today a civil action on behalf of the Department of the Army for the taking of roadways owned or operated by Arlington County, Virginia, by…
Scientists find much earlier birth date for Earth’s tectonic plates
Research News Network of tectonic plates was in place at least a billion years earlier than thought June 4, 2020 Geophysicists funded by the National Science Foundation have reported that…
Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen Issues Further Update to Memo on the Applicability of the Wire Act to Non-Sports Gambling
In the June 11, 2019 memorandum to all U.S. Attorneys, Assistant Attorneys General, and the FBI, the Deputy Attorney General extended the grace period until December 1, 2020, on implementing…
A steaming cauldron followed the dinosaurs’ demise
Research News Chicxulub crater may have harbored a vast, long-lived hydrothermal system June 4, 2020 A new study reveals that the Chicxulub impact crater may have harbored a vast and…
Study shows that dry air drives overlooked changes in how plants use water
Research News Climate change shifting how plants use water June 4, 2020 Plants take up much of the water that falls to Earth. They use what they need before releasing…