What motivates people to join — and stick with — citizen science projects?
Research News Long-term participants in citizen science motivated by project mission and goals July 25, 2019 From searching for extraterrestrial life to tracking rainfall, non-experts are increasingly helping gather information…
The Bureau of Justice Assistance Awards $1 Million to Support Law Enforcement Response to Santa Fe, Texas, Shooting
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) today awarded $1 million to the Texas Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division, to pay overtime expenses for law enforcement officers who responded…
‘Terminators’ on the sun trigger plasma tsunamis, start of new solar cycles
Research News Next solar cycle may start within a year July 26, 2019 In a pair of new papers, scientists paint a picture of how solar cycles suddenly die, potentially…
Study in Antarctic waters reveals why Ross Ice Shelf melts in summer
Research News Local factors influencing ice shelf’s stability refine sea level predictions July 26, 2019 A new paper by NSF-funded researchers at the Earth Institute at Columbia University offers fresh…
Former Executive Director of Non-Profit Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy with Unnamed State Senator and Convicted Lobbyist
A Former Executive Director of a non-profit pleaded guilty today to conspiring to unlawfully divert over $380,000 from South Arkansas Youth Services (SAYS), without the authority of the non-profit’s Board…
Clues found on how soils may respond to climate change
Research News Researchers looked back millions of years for possible view of the future July 26, 2019 Rock core samples from a period of warming millions of years ago indicate…
Ex-president Chun given suspended sentence in libel case Updated: 2020-11-30 15:06:56 KST
The former military dictator of South Korea, Chun Doo-hwan, has been given a suspended prison sentence of eight months for libel in a case related to his memoirs about the…
Astronomers see evidence of Einstein’s theories in star orbiting massive black hole
Research News Two-decade study tracked light traveling from the center of the Milky Way, confirms Einstein’s predictions July 26, 2019 More than 100 years ago, Albert Einstein predicted that light…