Global obsession with economic growth will increase risk of deadly pandemics in future
By continuing to privilege economic growth over environmental and social sustainability, we are taking huge risks with our future.
March 5, 2021 • ~8 min
Your favorite fishing stream may be at high risk from climate change – here’s how to tell
Groundwater was once thought to buffer streams from warming, but an inexpensive new technique shows streams fed by shallow groundwater may be just as susceptible as those without.
March 4, 2021 • ~6 min
Where the economy tanks, heart attack deaths rise
There's a link between uneven economic recovery after the Great Recession and deaths from heart attacks and stroke. What about after the pandemic downturn?
March 1, 2021 • ~6 min
What's really driving coal power's demise?
Contrary to popular belief, falling natural gas prices didn't accelerate coal power plant retirements. Here's what did.
March 1, 2021 • ~6 min
King Climate Action Initiative announces new research to test and scale climate solutions
Research is part of a $25 million effort to generate evidence on the real-world effectiveness of policies and programs at the intersection of poverty and climate change.
Feb. 25, 2021 • ~10 min
Study: Covid-19 communications featuring racially diverse physicians can improve health outcomes for communities of color
Improved public health messaging to Black, Latinx, and other communities disproportionately impacted by the pandemic can increase Covid-19 knowledge and information-seeking.
Feb. 22, 2021 • ~4 min
First COVID-19 lockdown cost UK hospitality and high street £45 billion in turnover, researchers estimate
However, UK supermarkets and online retailers made an additional £4 billion each thanks to the coronavirus lockdown that began in March last year, according to
Feb. 18, 2021 • ~6 min
Repeat COVID-19 testing could save lives and money
To slow its spread, everyone in the US should be tested for COVID-19 on a regular, rotating basis, epidemiologists say.
Feb. 9, 2021 • ~5 min
Nature: how do you put a price on something that has infinite worth?
People both for and against pricing biodiversity need to work together to protect the natural world.
Feb. 5, 2021 • ~7 min
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