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Mars’ water mystery may have a simple ice answer

Scientists have found that ancient Martian lakes could have survived for decades despite freezing air temperatures. Using a newly adapted climate model, researchers showed that thin, seasonal ice could trap heat and protect liquid water beneath. These lakes may have…

A Winter Blanket Covers North Carolina

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Raising human capital in BRICS is linked to lower emissions, study suggests

Climate change and worsening environmental conditions have brought into sharp relief how we must reconcile development with sustainability. This issue is nowhere more starkly relevant than among the fastest-growing economies. Research published in the International Journal of the Energy-Growth Nexus…

Large study shows scaling startups risk increasing gender gaps

When startups scale quickly, founders often make hurried hiring decisions that unintentionally disadvantage women, according to new study from the Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden. The study shows how the pressures of rapid growth increase the likelihood that founders…

New VRscores database maps workplace politics across 530,000 US employers

Researchers, including Professor of Management and Organization Reuben Hurst at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, have produced VRscores, an unprecedented public database for understanding the partisan lean of different employers in the United States.

Thinking of AI-written vows? A study explains why it can backfire

Psychologists at the University of Kent are suggesting people think wisely about their use of ChatGPT this Valentine’s Day after new research has revealed that we judge people most when they use AI to write love letters, apologies, and wedding…