Gun deaths among children and teens have soared – but there are ways to reverse the trend

Fatalities from gun homicides, suicides and accidents are all up for Americans ages 18 and under.

Patrick Carter, Co-Director, Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention; Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan • conversation
Oct. 16, 2023 ~6 min

How deadly lessons from Fukushima changed Japan and the world

Journalist, crisis expert at HKS event say it shifted nation’s attitude toward military, global sense of need to prepare for unexpected disasters.

Caitlin McDermott-Murphy • harvard
April 25, 2023 ~7 min


Fall means more deer on the road: 4 ways time of day, month and year raise your risk of crashes

Avoiding hitting deer on the road is as much about when you drive as where. An animal behavior expert explains why.

Tom Langen, Professor of Biology, Clarkson University • conversation
Sept. 21, 2021 ~6 min

The US Army tried portable nuclear power at remote bases 60 years ago – it didn't go well

Nearly 60 years after a radiation-leaking reactor was removed from a US Army base on the Greenland ice sheet, the military is exploring portable nuclear reactors again.

Paul Bierman, Fellow of the Gund Institute for Environment, Professor of Natural Resources, University of Vermont • conversation
July 20, 2021 ~10 min

The US Army tried mobile nuclear power at remote bases 60 years ago – it didn't go well

Nearly 60 years after a radiation-leaking reactor was removed from a US Army base on the Greenland ice sheet, the military is exploring portable nuclear reactors again.

Paul Bierman, Fellow of the Gund Institute for Environment, Professor of Natural Resources, University of Vermont • conversation
July 20, 2021 ~10 min

Sick of dangerous city traffic? Remove left turns

Left turns are dangerous and slow down traffic. One solution? Get rid of them. New research shows that limiting left turns at busy intersections would improve safety and reduce frustrating backups.

Vikash V. Gayah, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Penn State • conversation
June 2, 2021 ~7 min

Plastic pollution: scientists track a cargo spill from New York to Norway, reveal how currents disperse harmful substances

Thousands of shipping containers are lost at sea each year, dispersing Lego, inkjet cartridges and rubber ducks across the world's beaches.

Andrew Turner, Associate Professor in Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth • conversation
May 11, 2021 ~6 min

Suez Canal blockage: how cargo ships like Ever Given became so huge, and why they're causing problems

Driven by the promise of efficiency, container ships have grown to monstrous proportions over the past 15 years.

Evangelos Boulougouris, Professor, Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering, University of Strathclyde • conversation
April 1, 2021 ~7 min


California wildfires: why a gender-reveal party got the blame, but shouldn't have

It's comforting to blame California's wildfires on human stupidity. But this hides a very uncomfortable truth.

Doug Specht, Senior Lecturer in Media and Communications, University of Westminster • conversation
Sept. 14, 2020 ~6 min

Nuclear threats are increasing – here's how the US should prepare for a nuclear event

What if there was another nuclear incident in the US? A disaster management scholar looks back at the history of nuclear events to assess the risk.

Cham Dallas, University Professor Department of Health Policy & Management, University of Georgia • conversation
Aug. 6, 2020 ~13 min

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