Justice Department Files Denaturalization Lawsuit Against Chicago Man Convicted of Providing Material Support to Terrorists
The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit seeking to revoke the naturalized U.S. citizenship of an individual convicted of providing material support to terrorists by, among other means, traveling abroad…
In search of an undersea kelp forest’s missing nitrogen
Research News Ocean plants need nutrients to grow June 24, 2019 Plants need nutrients to grow. So scientists were surprised to learn that giant kelp maintains its impressive growth rates…
Attorney General Jeff Sessions Rescinds 24 Guidance Documents
Attorney General Jeff Sessions today announced that, consistent with his November 2017 memorandum prohibiting the Department from making rules without following the procedures required by Congress, he is rescinding 24…
How trees affect the weather
Research News Trees’ water-use strategies can intensify droughts June 26, 2019 New NSF-supported research led by University of Utah biologists William Anderegg, Anna Trugman and David Bowling finds that some…
Tropical soil disturbance could be hidden source of carbon dioxide
Research News Soils unearthed by deforestation and agriculture unleashing CO2 June 26, 2019 Thousand-year-old tropical soils unearthed by accelerating deforestation and agricultural land use could be unleashing carbon dioxide into…
Six North Carolina Residents Indicted For Firearm, Drug, and Robbery Offenses
A federal grand jury sitting in Greensboro, North Carolina last week returned five indictments charging six Richmond County, North Carolina men who were arrested yesterday on charges including possession of…
Government-funded research increasingly fuels innovation
Research News Almost one-third of U.S. patents rely on federal research June 26, 2019 By computing links between government grants and tens of millions of U.S. patents and scientific papers…