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Instant Messaging represents ‘linguistic renaissance’

Washington, May 15: As a concerned parent you might feel like shouting OMG!

Internal liquid ocean beneath Europa’s icy crust may host life

Washington, May 15: Scientists have determined that poles on Jupiter’s moon Europa may have wandered by almost 90 degrees, an extreme shift that suggests the existence of an internal liquid ocean b

3.2 million Burmese estimated to be affected by Cyclone Nargis

Washington, May 15: Geographic risk models developed by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Lehman College in the US have estimated that as many as 3.2 million

Astronomers find Milky Way’s youngest supernova

Washington, May 15: An international team of astronomers has found the youngest known supernova remnant in the Milky Way, which will help in understanding how often supernovae explode in our galaxy

US prices rose 0.2 per cent in April

United StatesWashington  - Prices for US consumer goods rose at a seasonally adjusted

Most female child molesters are victims of abuse themselves

Washington, May 14 : Most female child abusers have themselves been victims of sexual abuse, says a new study.

The finding, published in the April issue of the Journal of Interpersonal Violence, has the potential to help break the cycle of abuse by improving treatment for offenders and their young victims.

“This study informs us about the pathway to becoming sexually deviant for females,” said study author Susan Strickland, assistant professor in the UGA School of Social Work.

“With that knowledge, we can improve treatment and reduce the likelihood of future sexual assaults on children,” Susan said.

Strickland said the sexual abuse of minors by women has been largely ignored by the general public, the legal system and by academic researchers.

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