Posts Tagged ‘terrorism’
Test quickly detects if food is contaminated
U. MISSOURI (US) — Food safety and bioterrorism defense may benefit from an improved toxin detection test that researchers are hoping will boost the economy, too. Continue…
Monday, April 22, 2013 14:55 - 1 Comment
Health & Medicine - Jan 25, 2013 10:50 - 0 Comments
Use cells’ suicide alarm to fight bioterrorism
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — The alarm system that helps immune system cells destroy invading bacteria points to a potentially new way to protect people from biological weapons, researchers report. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 21, 2013 15:44 - 1 Comment
Violent games stir up stereotypes of Arabs
U. MICHIGAN / IOWA STATE (US) — Playing violent video games about terrorism strengthens negative stereotypes about Arabs, even when Arabs are not portrayed in the games. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 11, 2013 17:36 - 0 Comments
Human enzyme could neutralize nerve agents
U. SHEFFIELD (UK) — A new treatment tested in mice appears to neutralize the effects of chemicals that kill hundreds of thousands of people each year. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 26, 2012 10:13 - 0 Comments
How plague sneaks past body’s defense
U. WASHINGTON (US) — New discoveries help explain how the the bacteria behind Black Death avoid setting off the human body’s early alarm. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 12, 2012 17:59 - 0 Comments
Chip could turn smartphones into bomb sensors
CALTECH (US) — Engineers have built tiny terahertz chips that could one day be incorporated into handheld devices that scan for explosives. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 17, 2012 11:35 - 0 Comments
Most active terrorists linked to al-Qaida
U. MARYLAND (US) — Only one of the 5,000 terrorist attacks in 2011 is attributed to al-Qaida Central, but more than half of the top 20 most active perpetrator groups in 2011 are linked to al-Qaida, new data shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 12, 2012 13:05 - 0 Comments
Pakistani poor less likely to support militants
PRINCETON (US) — A new survey of Pakistanis finds stronger support for militant groups among the middle class than the poor—findings that contradict conventional wisdom. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jul 31, 2012 9:14 - 7 Comments
Book: Fear of Muslims ‘disfigures’ the West
U. CHICAGO (US) — The West, battered by fears of terrorism, needs to turn a critical eye inward to stem an irrational suspicion of Muslims, a new book argues. (more…)
Top Stories - May 8, 2012 11:42 - 1 Comment
Nanopowders help sniff out nuclear attacks
GEORGIA TECH (US) — A new prototype combines rare-earth elements and other materials at the nanoscale to improve radiation detection in the field. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 3, 2012 13:47 - 0 Comments
Will bin Laden’s tapes reshape his legacy?
UC DAVIS (US) — Audio tapes taken from Osama bin Laden’s residence in 2001 suggest his role as the leader of al-Qaida has been misread, one analyst argues. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 2, 2012 12:02 - 2 Comments
Rural hot spots point to terrorism threats
U. MARYLAND (US) — Nearly a third of all terrorist attacks from 1970 to 2008 occurred in just five metropolitan U.S. counties, but rural areas were hit, too, a new report says. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 10, 2012 9:01 - 3 Comments
Online project maps militant groups
STANFORD (US) —A new online mapping project clarifies the complex relationships among terrorist organizations around the world. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 13, 2011 11:36 - 0 Comments
Terrorists leave DNA on backpack, not bomb
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Catching terrorists who detonate bombs may be easier by testing the containers that hide the bombs rather than the actual explosives. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 17, 2011 13:10 - 3 Comments
Trend: Prisons link US citizens to terror groups?
RICE (US) — Sixty percent of people arrested for Islamic terrorist activities between January 2009 and April 2011 were American citizens, according to a new report. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 9, 2011 11:57 - 5 Comments
Bin Laden’s role in al-Qaeda exaggerated
UC DAVIS (US) — The United States may have oversimplified its views of Osama bin Laden and the al-Qaeda terrorist organization, according to an analysis of audio recordings from bin Laden’s personal library. (more…)
Top Stories - Sep 9, 2011 11:44 - 2 Comments
How to talk to kids about 9/11
BROWN U. (US) — As kids see and hear accounts of the 9/11 attacks on the 10th anniversary, parents should encourage them to ask questions. The answers should be direct and simple, says child psychologist Richard Rende. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 1, 2011 12:28 - 3 Comments
9/11 Effect: 10 years of counter-terrorism
U. TORONTO (CAN) —As the world marks the upcoming 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in the US, a new book scrutinizes the far-reaching impact of Resolution 1373, passed by the UN Security Council shortly after 9/11. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 26, 2011 10:11 - 0 Comments
Tolerance low for Muslim extremists
U. CHICAGO (US) — While Americans are increasingly tolerant of the views of most non-majority groups, 10 years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, tolerance has yet to extend to the freedoms of Muslim extremists. (more…)
