Science news articles about 'burglar'

... In a bold, systematic hit on a landmark Ventura Boulevard office building, burglars stole scores of computers from at least 60 of the 80 businesses there, taking machines containing sensitive legal ...

... the presence of a dangerous disease - in the same way that an intruder would deactivate the burglar alarm before gaining entry to a house. Professor John Mansfield from Imperial College London's ...

Fingerprints don't exist simply to improve gripping ability or identify cat burglars - they may also act as a type of touch filter that improves perception, according to a new study.

Bacteria that cause urinary tract infections (UTIs) make more tools for stealing from their host than friendly versions of the same bacteria found in the gut, researchers at Washington University ...

... applications, ranging from security systems to track unwanted intruders like enemy ships or burglars, to systems that create radiation or environmental hazard maps, or even track endangered species. ...

... , you hear the garden gate creaking. A common fear under such circumstances might be that there is a burglar outside. Hearing the same sound after returning from a tedious workday at the office, if ...

... t even his. Marion County sheriff's deputies said they responded to a call from a woman late Monday night who said her boyfriend had caught a burglar in their garage and was holding him for police....

High-resolution, street-level images of Canadian cities put online by Google last week could become a valuable tool for burglars and thieves, a home security inspector warns.