In many parts of India, a single noxious pollutant from coal-fired power stations drags down annual wheat and rice yields by 10% or more, according to a new study by Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability researchers.
Environment
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Researchers from Imperial College Business School and University of Leeds published a Journal of Marketing study that examines the impact of BNPL installment payments on retail sales. The study is titled "Buy Now Pay Later: ...
Economics & Business
Feb 4, 2025
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When people think about fiber optic cables, it's usually about how they're used for telecommunications and accessing the internet. But fiber optic cables—strands of glass or plastic that allow for the transmission of light—can ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 4, 2025
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A research team led by Principal Researcher Jinhyo Yoon at the Division of AI, Big data and Blockchain (ABB), Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology, has successfully identified clues regarding late capitalism ...
Economics & Business
Feb 4, 2025
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Biochar, a charcoal-like material derived from plant biomass, has long been hailed as a promising tool for carbon dioxide removal. However, a new study by Stanford researchers highlights a critical issue: current methods ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 4, 2025
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How far would leaf-eating insects go to dine on their favorite food? Perhaps the other side of the world, according to researchers at Penn State who found insect damage on fossil leaves from South America that is nearly identical ...
Evolution
Feb 4, 2025
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Computer models reveal how human-driven climate change will dramatically overhaul critical nutrient cycles in the ocean. In the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, University of California, Irvine researchers ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 4, 2025
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A pair of physicists at the University of Crete has found that some types of biological magnetoreceptors used by various creatures to navigate, operate at or near the quantum limit. In their paper published in the journal ...
The appointment of activist-nominated directors is an emerging phenomenon, but they've come with increased reports of stakeholder harm. A new study published in Strategic Management Journal found that activist directors bring ...
Economics & Business
Feb 4, 2025
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Researchers at the University of Toronto have invented a new method that uses DNA sequencing to measure metabolites. This enables rapid and precise analysis of biological compounds, such as sugars, vitamins, hormones and ...
Biotechnology
Feb 4, 2025
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