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Malaria kills almost twice as many people worldwide as the World Health Organization estimates, according to a major study that is causing a stir this week. It claims a staggering eight times as many adults die of the disease in Africa as the WHO says. View post: Malaria may kill far more people than we thought

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NEW YORK, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Humpback whales on both sides of the southern Indian Ocean are singing different tunes, a totally unexpected finding, U.S. researchers say. Read the original: Indian Ocean humpbacks singing differently

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Jellyfish might be able to shut down a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, but they are not taking over the world's oceans and turning them into slime, say scientists. Read the original post: Survey finds jellyfish takeover exaggerated

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VANCOUVER - Fisheries management in Canada places too much discretion in the hands of the federal minister, conferring "czar-like" powers that have meant the country has lagged far behind others in protecting its oceans, says a study by an expert panel of some of Canada's most distinguished scientists. Read more: Report says science, not minister should rule Canada's...

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Scientists in Cape Cod are trying to determine what is causing dolphins to swim dangerously close to shore, with more than 100 becoming stranded in the last three weeks. Read the rest here: Stranded dolphins in Cape Cod baffle scientists

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This PDF document was prepared by Ventura County Chief Deputy Public Defender Michael McMahon to accompany his one-hour lecture on the subject of case law review for 2011 through early 2012.   The lecture that ... Read the original post: Year 2011 – 2012 In Review – Criminal Law Cases – Outline

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SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments. Kimiko Burton, 47, of San Francisco, has been appointed to the State Personnel Board. Burton has been a deputy city attorney for San Francisco ... Read the original post: California – Gov. Brown announces appointments – February 1, 2012

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by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS An inmate who says Chicago police officers tortured him into confessing to a brutal rape can present evidence of coercion that was denied at trial, the Illinois Supreme Court decided Thursday in ... More here: Illinois Court Allows Torture Case To Move Forward

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By Garrett Therolf, Los Angeles Times – February 1, 2012 Los Angeles County Juvenile Court will be opened to media coverage regularly, with certain exceptions intended to protect the interests of children, under an order issued ... Read more from the original source: Los Angeles County judge orders Juvenile Court opened to news media

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By Malaika Fraley – Contra Costa Times – Posted: 02/01/2012 05:29:44 PM PST MARTINEZ — A veteran attorney with the Contra Costa Public Defender’s Office was appointed Wednesday to a judgeship in the Contra Costa County ... Original post: Longtime deputy public defender appointed to Contra Costa Superior Court bench