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Mouse found near 7,000 meters may rewrite limits of mammal survival
A tiny mouse living nearly 7,000 meters (23,000 feet) above sea level in the Andes is helping scientists rethink the limits of life on Earth. The animal, a leaf...
Fast charging can cause irreversible lithium migration in solid-state batteries
Solid-state batteries are often viewed as a promising path toward safer and more powerful energy storage. However, one key question has remained difficult to an...
The hidden benefits of privacy regulation
The digital era is characterized by near-frictionless conversion of data into dollars—absent regulatory intervention, that is. Privacy laws such as the European...
High-throughput search tests 200 catalysts, revealing hidden routes for methane chemistry
Catalysts are the hidden engines of modern manufacturing, directly involved in more than 80% of chemical processes. However, catalyst development is highly comp...
Why India stopped mourning its dead daughters: Research reveals hidden structures behind dowry's deadly silence
New research from King's College London published in Public Culture has found that the uneven unfolding of a post-independence law designed to free Indian women...
Study questions growing international trade in critically endangered sand tiger sharks
In a new study led by University of Delaware researchers Aaron Carlisle and Ed Hale, researchers point to concerns in the international trade of sand tiger shar...
Ancient 100-kilometer Himalayan glacier once reached lower than many of India's famous hill stations
A new study published in Quaternary Science Reviews dates the dramatic collapse of one of the largest glaciers ever documented in the Himalayas. The findings ov...
One in four managers withholds feedback from those they supervise, even when the news is positive
Performance feedback is critical for supporting career and education decisions, but in a new study published in Management Science, a research team from the Uni...
Volcanoes and wildfires are adding water vapor to the stratosphere, raising climate concerns
Moderate volcanic eruptions and extreme wildfires since 2005 have led to an increase in the amount of water vapor in the stratosphere, a layer of Earth's atmosp...
Seagrass meadows could help nourish millions, new study finds
Seagrass meadows play a largely overlooked role in providing nutrition for coastal communities, a new study published in Cell Reports Sustainability has found....
New technique takes the heat out of 3D printing process
Researchers have developed a new 3D printing technique that allows the printing of whole objects while controlling the temperature of the chemical reaction to s...
The ghost in Orion's shell: Hydrogen maps show repeated stellar feedback sculpted around Orion Nebula
An international team led by Juan Diego Soler at the University of Vienna used two of the world's most powerful radio telescopes to uncover previously hidden st...