Economist Prakash Mishra studies trade-offs between nature conservation and economic growth
Prakash Mishra, an economist at Caltech, discusses balancing environmental protection with development using global data.
Category: Science
Archaeologists find medieval Chinese skeleton with missing nose at Henan burial site
Researchers in China have identified a woman buried face down in the Sanzhiyuan Cemetery in Henan province who lived between 1298 and 1404 CE.
Workplace AI adoption remains slow and informal according to new survey
A survey of 1,105 employees in May 2026 found that workplace AI use is still informal and uneven across organizations.
New study says EU industry can cut emissions without losing competitiveness
Researchers published a new analysis in Cell Reports Sustainability showing how European heavy industry can reduce greenhouse gas output while remaining competitive.
Student papers suggest amino acids and bone mineral control magnesium implant breakdown
Three student teams from Elsebeth Schröder's research group at Chalmers University of Technology published their theses in scientific journals within three months.
Scientists burn papyrus to read ancient carbonized scrolls using X-ray scans
Researchers at Berkeley SETI burned modern papyrus scrolls in a furnace to test methods for reading the carbonized texts from Herculaneum.
Amsterdam researchers find power increases blame in wrongdoing cases
University of Amsterdam scientists published new studies showing that people with authority are blamed faster when errors occur.
OpenAI claims its AI model solved the Navier-Stokes equations
OpenAI announced last week that its artificial intelligence system proved a solution to the Navier-Stokes Millennium Prize Problem.
Scientists name new snake species after Guns N Roses guitarist Slash
Researchers at the Field Museum named a newly discovered groundsnake from New Guinea after Guns N Roses guitarist Slash on September 18, 2026.
NASA scientist finds largest new lunar crater in 132 years
A NASA scientist discovered a massive new impact crater on the Moon in October 2025.