Today, cadaver dogs are the gold standard for detecting and recovering bodies in earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, and other natural disasters. "These dogs are highly effective, but it takes lots of time, expense and manpower to train them. If there was a device that was as effective for a fraction of the cost, that would be something worth pursuing," says Dan Sykes, Ph.D., collaborating on this research with graduate student Sarah A. Jones. picked by kakana 3 months ago tags Smell Death Research Bodies Disasters Crimes |
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While natural disasters seem to get more press coverage nowadays, they’re are nothing new. Natural disasters have influenced the course of history throughout the ages, causing famine, loss of life, and in extreme cases, the destruction of entire civilizations. While they are, thankfully, strange occurrences by design, there are times when mother nature simply outdoes even herself and creates... read full post picked by molnatisi 2 months ago 0 comments edit related share world |
Twin Falls Police officers are investigating the circumstances surrounding two bodies found in an Idaho senior community - while neighbors try to cope with the news. picked by muppet 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share weird |
Paleontologists in 2005 hailed research that apparently showed that soft, pliable tissues had been recovered from dissolved dinosaur bones, a major finding that would substantially widen the known range of preserved biomolecules. picked by Maxriter 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share science |
Soldiers discovered the frozen bodies of Mahendranath Phukan and two other victims half-buried in snow on a glacier at an altitude of 17,500 feet (5,300 metres) on a search earlier this month. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Historically research has focused on men, but in recent years, women have been getting increased attention. (Don't blame the delay on sexism; women's hormone fluctuations are, well, complicated and can confound basic findings.) 5 comments edit related share science*I love women* Photo:Props to Worth 1000 picked by bornbad 6 months ago |
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A University of Washington scientist who could not obtain funding from traditional research agencies to test his idea that light particles act in reverse time has received more than $35,000 from folks nationwide who didn't want to see this admittedly far-fetched idea go unexplored. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
Almost four years after authorities found three decomposing bodies inside a repossessed van, the owner of a former cadaver transportation company is apologizing for his actions on a highway billboard. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006 would require any published paper drawing on research funded by a major US government agency to be put online within six months. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
You can tell the scientists in this picture are only in a Mars simulation - their lungs and internal organs haven't exploded. But their research in the Utah desert is deadly serious: it could save our planet. picked by Franz6 10 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
Most scientists involved in Aids research believe that a vaccine against HIV is further away than ever and some have admitted that effective immunisation against the virus may never be possible. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago 8 comments edit related share science |
Video gaming is a multi-billion dollar industry where one successful title can lead to an enormous financial return. For every successful video game title, there are numerous disasters that may bankrupt an entire company. We have compiled the Top Ten Video Game Disasters. picked by 1krazykorean 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
These are three-minute videos about research that makes people laugh, then makes them think. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share science |
Many of the bound bodies found were tortured. Although in recent months, the daily death toll was around 100 bodies, that has been lowered due to more police presence. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Police have detained a man in eastern Belgium after a dinner guest found the bodies of the host's wife and stepson in the deep freeze picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
some beasts constructed in the name of research picked by wildminou 2 years ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |
This may come as a shocker to people, but it turns out after an extensive and expensive bit of in depth research by top scientists, that we now know that women who binge drink tend to have more unsafe sex! This is so remarkable that they'd like to do further research into this matter. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago 5 comments edit related share science |
Four years after Anthony Sowell was released from a U.S. prison after serving 15 years for a rape conviction, police found six decomposing bodies at his Ohio home. picked by drogue 4 weeks ago 7 comments edit related share plime.com |
Italian society has been rocked by photos showing sunbathers relaxing on a beach next to the bodies of two drowned girls. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 8 comments edit related share plime.com |
A collection of offbeat research and bizarre findings from the medical world in 2007. One case was of a 62-year-old woman with a five-month history of persistent genital arousal that is unrelated to desire or stimuli and unrelieved by orgasm. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share weird |
A scientist who faked his research may have actually made a groundbreaking advance - without even realising it. picked by kxmk 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share science |