Nature-friendly farming budget swells in UK – but cuts elsewhere make recovery fraught

Progress on nature-positive farming – but habitats still trail big-ticket technology

Nathalie Seddon, Professor of Biodiversity, Smith School of Enterprise and Environment and Department of Biology, University of Oxford • conversation
July 7, 2025 • ~9 min

Fewer people doesn’t always mean better outcomes for nature – just look at Japan

Even with fewer people, wildlife has less space and fewer niches to inhabit.

Masayoshi K. Hiraiwa, Postdoctoral Researcher, Ecology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kindai University • conversation
July 3, 2025 • ~8 min

Low-income homeowners hit by disasters may get less help from the government, as Trump administration nixes rules on fairness, community input and resilience

Changes made to comply with executive orders could interfere with the mission of a program that has historically helped some of the people who most need a hand.

Ivis García, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University • conversation
June 20, 2025 • ~8 min

Nasa’s planned budget cuts could set back space science, but show how to future-proof the agency

Major science missions could be cancelled, along with vehicles designed to return astronauts to the Moon.

Loizos Heracleous, Professor of Strategy, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick • conversation
May 9, 2025 • ~7 min

Housing instability complicates end-of-life care for aging unhoused populations

Unhoused people are more likely to die in hospitals or on the streets.

Pilar Ingle, Postdoctoral Researcher in Social Work, University of Denver • conversation
April 7, 2025 • ~8 min

What’s behind high housing prices?

If you want to know why home sales are down and home prices are up, new research offers an explanation.

Holly Frew - Georgia State U. • futurity
April 2, 2025 • ~7 min

Poor neighborhoods, health care barriers are factors for heart disease risk in Black mothers

Communities with unstable housing, food deserts and less access to health care contribute to the problem.

Curisa M. Tucker, Assistant Professor of Nursing Science, University of South Carolina • conversation
March 24, 2025 • ~4 min

Starmer’s plan to ‘build baby build’ risks more American-style car-dominated sprawl

Developers will always choose low-density suburbs at the edge of cities over more environmental alternatives.

Andy Inch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Studies and Planning, University of Sheffield • conversation
March 20, 2025 • ~6 min

Knocking down abandoned buildings has a lot of benefits for Detroit − but it’s costly for cities

Tearing down abandoned homes has proven benefits, such as reducing crime and toxic materials, but it doesn’t pay for itself.

Dusan Paredes Araya, Adjunct Professor of Economics, Michigan State University • conversation
March 7, 2025 • ~9 min

How California can rebuild safer, more resilient cities after wildfires without pricing out workers

It starts with better building policies that recognize future risks, but there are many other important steps.

Nichole Wissman, Assistant Professor of Management, University of San Diego • conversation
Feb. 18, 2025 • ~10 min

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