Science
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Ukrainian media coverage casts land as both lifeline and danger zone
An international team led by Alexander Vorbrugg analyzed (online) media reporting on war-related land changes in Ukraine. The study asked: How is damage to land...
Ultrafast light can control ferromagnetism without relying on heating
Despite being known for more mundane uses such as sticking notes to refrigerators or keeping bags shut, magnetization is one of the most fundamental and useful...
Better data analysis links to stronger marketing and innovation in Thai retail sector
A study of 500 Thai retailers has found that businesses with stronger big data analytics capabilities tend to be better at identifying market needs, innovating...
Methane emissions in Baltimore show seasonal, daily trends
Natural gas leaks are a significant source of methane emissions in cities, but it can be hard to pinpoint exactly where and why they happen. And methane, a pote...
Hubble observations challenge supernova winds' role in cosmic reionization
An international team of researchers, including members from the University of Michigan, has revealed surprising results that could rewrite our understanding of...
Proposed additional ID requirements for voting could disenfranchise more than 1 in 4 Detroit adults
More than 1 in 4 Detroiters cannot easily produce up-to-date documentation of their U.S. citizenship that matches their current name, according to a new survey...
Poor ocean conditions leave murrelet chicks exposed to nest predators for longer
Less favorable ocean conditions mean marbled murrelet chicks take longer to leave the nest, making them more vulnerable to predation, according to a new study o...
Childhood experiences of war loom large over CEOs' decision-making
The trauma of war has long-lasting reverberations, influencing business decisions made decades later, argue Eun Hye Jo and Jenny Jung-Wha Lee, accounting profes...
Two-in-one tool tracks viral RNA inside live infected cells in real time
Viruses are sneaky intruders, hijacking the internal machinery of host cells and replicating out of sight. Understanding these dynamics is the first step to dev...
Africa's bats could survive climate change—if they can find somewhere to live
Climate change and changes in the way land is used are the two biggest threats to wildlife because they change the environment in which animals survive and thri...
Reindeer grazing changes plant roots in pine forests
Reindeer grazing changes the vegetation of northern pine forests below ground as well as above it. In a recent study in Finland, trees and understory vegetation...
Reexamined Viking 2 signal reveals possible marsquake from region active decades later
Earthquakes and the seismic waves they generate provide some of the best clues to Earth's interior. To extend that success to other worlds, scientists placed se...