Efforts are getting underway in Geneva to finalize a global agreement to tackle the staggering and growing amount of plastic waste and its impact on human health, marine life and the economy.Continue Reading
The various aspects of design — such as creation, function, and aesthetic — can be applied to many different disciplines and provide them with a value. While this is universally true for architecture, it has not traditionally been acknowledged for real estate, despite the close association between the two. Traditionally,Continue Reading
Fracking was supposed to lower Pennsylvanians’ electric bills. Instead, they’re higher than ever—and they’re about to get worse. By Kiley Bense, Dan Gearino First in a series about rising electricity prices in Pennsylvania.Continue Reading
We asked heads of state how they’re steering their countries as America retreats.Continue Reading
We asked heads of state how they’re steering their countries as America retreats.Continue Reading
In Texas, biologists have documented an extraordinary bird — the natural hybrid offspring of a green jay and a blue jay. Once separated by millions of years of evolution and distinct ranges, the two species were brought together as climate change expanded their territories. A backyard birder’s photo led toContinue Reading
North Americans are increasingly breathing smoke from wildfires and it’s killing a lot of people.Continue Reading
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region. The post ‘How many bricks of colonization do we sit under?’ appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
One of the only scientists in the world using a nuclear X-ray process to study deadly nanoparticles in wildfire smoke, Spada is alarmed by what he found. Story and photos by Nina Dietz After the Fires: Third in a series about health risks following the Los Angeles wildfires that destroyedContinue Reading
Any motorist who has ever waited through multiple cycles for a traffic light to turn green knows how annoying signalized intersections can be. But sitting at intersections isn’t just a drag on drivers’ patience — unproductive vehicle idling could contribute as much as 15 percent of the carbon dioxide emissionsContinue Reading
Infants born to pregnant women exposed to the massive Southern California gas leak were more likely to be underweight, a risk factor for serious long-term health conditions. By Liza Gross Scientists studying the health effects of one of the largest blowouts of natural gas in U.S. history just confirmed whatContinue Reading
Wildfires are no longer a seasonal nuisance but a deadly, nationwide health crisis. Fueled by climate change, smoke is spreading farther and lingering longer, with new research warning of tens of thousands of additional deaths annually by mid-century. The health costs alone could surpass all other climate damages combined, revealingContinue Reading
The MIT Center for International Studies announced the launch of a new pilot initiative with Angola, to be implemented through its MIT-Africa Program. The new initiative marks a significant collaboration between MIT-Africa, Sonangol (Angola’s national energy company), and the Instituto Superior Politécnico de Tecnologias e Ciências (ISPTEC). The collaboration wasContinue Reading