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British scientists among winners of top Spanish award

British chemists David Klenerman and Shankar Balasubramanian joined French biophysicist Pascal Mayer in winning Spain’s top science award on Wednesday for DNA sequencing research that helped combat coronavirus.

How bank shocks propagate through production networks

A new study published in the May 2026 issue of the American Economic Review and authored by an international group of researchers gives a different perspective on how production and financial networks are at interplay. The research develops a framework…

From Bali to Brussels: Remote work is reshaping Europe’s regions

As digital nomads rethink where to live, researchers are exploring whether their choices can help close Europe’s urban-rural divide. New research suggests the shift to remote working could support rural regions, but only where infrastructure and policy align.

The first domesticated horses: 6,000 years of a complex story

Horses were being ridden, worked, and traded long before anyone thought it possible. New research pushes back the accepted timeline of human use of horses by centuries, showing that humans used horses in organized ways as early as the 4th…

To create change, new leaders should read the room

When Ted Lasso became the coach of last-place AFC Richmond on a popular television show, he jumped in with a can-do coaching style that ignited a team ready for change. Like Lasso, new leaders are more likely than their predecessors…