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NBC By Ken Kalthoff – Thursday, Dec 22, 2011 - A new policy model requested by state lawmakers is intended to avoid incorrect eyewitness identification of wrongly accused suspects. The Law Enforcement Management Institute at Sam ... View post: Texas – New Policy Hopes to Reduce Wrongly Identifed Suspects

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ScienceDaily (Dec. 22, 2011) - The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) just released a dramatic photo of a female jaguar and her two cubs near the Isoso Station of the Santa Cruz-Puerto Suarez Gas Pipeline in Kaa Iya National Park in Bolivia. The adult jaguar, nicknamed Kaaiyana, has been seen with her cubs in the area for over a...

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A new paper by biologists in Turkey and the United States warns that while Turkey's rich biodiversity is unique and globally important, it remains poorly researched and faces growing threats, especially from development. Read more from the original source: Biodiversity in Turkey, at Risk Yet Largely Ignored

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FREETOWN, Dec 22, 2011 (IPS) - Sierra Leone's Gola Rainforest remains a centre of contention as the local community here plan to take their chief to court next week over a controversial 50-year land lease to a mining company. Continued here: Local Communities Divided Over Mining in Rainforest

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Washington, D.C. - Coral reefs are extremely diverse ecosystems that support enormous biodiversity. But they are at risk. Carbon dioxide emissions are acidifying the ocean, threatening reefs and other marine organisms. New research led by Carnegie's Kenneth Schneider analyzed the role of sea cucumbers in portions of the Great Barrier Reef and determined that their dietary process of...

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If we can learn how these organism adapt to severe cold then there is hope that we can better asses how a polar environment shapes responses to environmental stress. Read this article: Will antarctic worms warm to changing climate?

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Europe's highest court gave unreserved backing on Wednesday to a hotly contested EU law charging airlines for carbon emissions on flights to and from Europe, a decision likely to escalate tensions with the United States and other trading partners. The rest is here: International airlines will be charged for carbon emissions, EU court rules

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(Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co announced a plan on Thursday that brings it closer to rolling out soft drink bottles made entirely from plant-based plastic. Read the rest here: Corrected: Coke sets plan for plastic bottles from plants

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Hanoi: Governments across Asia need to improve their regulation of way that pesticides are marketed, and should ban certain pesticides from use in rice production completely, according to the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), which is based in Manila, the Philippines. See the original post here: IRRI calls for stricter controls on use of pesticides

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Last month, we reported that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) voted to proceed with a controversial rule relating to election procedures. The NLRB... The rest is here: NLRB Adopts Final Rule Speeding Up Election Process