The risks of low-speed impacts with liquids

When a solid object hits a liquid, the impact produces shock waves: a process that has…

When job seekers are 'overqualified,' gender bias may come into play

When you’re looking for a job, any number of factors can work against you. When you’re…

Among Winter Olympic cities, Tahoe will soon be too warm to host

Towering Squaw Peak has groomed generations of America’s most elite winter Olympians, from racer Tamara McKinney…

Are ills of the Arctic hitting California? Hundreds of migratory seabirds wash ashore

Sara Bogard halted her dog as the two began descending the cliff down to Manchester Beach,…

Researchers discover locations of ancient Maya sacred groves of cacao trees

As much as modern society worships chocolate, cacao—the plant chocolate comes from—it was believed to be…

Cross-cultural variation in maternal focus during parent-child interactions

Human children are known for their sensitivity to social cues (such as eye-gaze and joint attention)…

Examining pairing mechanisms between underwriters and IPO firms in a nascent stock market

In both mature and burgeoning markets, underwriters who have a high reputation will prevail, as they…

Scientists weave atomically thin wires into ribbons

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have succeeded in using nanowires of a transition-metal chalcogenide to make…

Researchers develop complete theory to describe high-energy vortex scattering

Recently, researchers from Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM) of the Chinese Academy of…

Superhorizon modes can explain Hubble tension

A research team led by Dr. Prabhakar Tiwari from the National Astronomical Observatories of Chinese Academy…