Endangered blue whales are singing in the Indian Ocean

Conservation measures for blue whales should include the southwest coast of India, where underwater microphones have picked up their moan-like songs.

Hannah Hickey-U. Washington • futurity
June 10, 2021 • ~6 min

WhatsApp's controversial privacy update may be banned in the EU – but the app's sights are fixed on India

Accessing India's digital consumers is seen as the key to future growth for big tech companies like Facebook.

Lipika Kamra, Associate Professor in Politics and Anthropology, O.P. Jindal Global University • conversation
May 13, 2021 • ~9 min

US support for waiving COVID-19 vaccine patent rights puts pressure on drugmakers – but what would a waiver actually look like?

The process will take months, if it's even approved. But just the threat of waiving intellectual property rights could spur faster action.

Dalindyebo Shabalala, Associate Professor, University of Dayton • conversation
May 10, 2021 • ~9 min

Developing countries need to chart their own course to net zero emissions

Countries cannot be expected to all tread the same path to net zero emissions.

Lavanya Rajamani, Professor of International Environmental Law, University of Oxford • conversation
May 4, 2021 • ~7 min

The rush to net zero by 2050 risks piling pressure on low-emitting countries

Countries cannot be expected to all tread the same path to net zero emissions.

Lavanya Rajamani, Professor of International Environmental Law, University of Oxford • conversation
May 4, 2021 • ~7 min

Medical oxygen should not be a luxury – we're trying to develop a cheaper way to produce it

A microscopic sponge can be used to trap oxygen from the air.

David Fairen-Jimenez, Reader in Molecular Engineering, University of Cambridge • conversation
April 30, 2021 • ~7 min

GPS tracking could help tigers and traffic coexist in Asia

An infrastructure boom threatens endangered tigers across Asia. Scientists want to know more about how tigers behave near roads so they can design wildlife-friendly transportation networks.

Neil Carter, Assistant Professor of Wildlife Conservation, University of Michigan • conversation
April 23, 2021 • ~9 min

MIT engineers make filters from tree branches to purify drinking water

Prototypes tested in India show promise as a low-cost, natural filtration option.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
March 25, 2021 • ~8 min

India’s renewable energy targets could be even higher

India's ambitious target of 450 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity by 2030 could go even further, say three economists.

Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara • futurity
March 24, 2021 • ~10 min

Fight or flight? Why individuals react as they do

Political science graduate student Aidan Milliff finds differences in how people in similar situations respond to threats of violence.

Leda Zimmerman | Department of Political Science • mit
Feb. 23, 2021 • ~8 min

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