By fact-checking Thoreau's observations at Walden Pond, we showed how old diaries and specimens can inform modern research

Journals, museum collections and other historical sources can provide valuable data for modern ecological studies. But just because a source is old doesn’t make it useful.

Richard B. Primack, Professor of Biology, Boston University • conversation
Oct. 26, 2022 • ~10 min

4 reasons affordable housing is slow to recover after disasters like hurricanes, and what communities can do about it

Research shows that coastal businesses’ hurricane recovery depends on workers being able to return.

Shannon Van Zandt, Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University • conversation
Oct. 24, 2022 • ~9 min

Coastal businesses’ hurricane recovery depends on rebuilding affordable housing

Four reasons affordable housing is slow to recover after disasters, and what communities can do about it.

Shannon Van Zandt, Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University • conversation
Oct. 24, 2022 • ~9 min

Rebuilding affordable housing is essential for coastal businesses' hurricane recovery

Four reasons affordable housing is slow to recover after disasters, and what communities can do about it.

Shannon Van Zandt, Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University • conversation
Oct. 24, 2022 • ~9 min

Intuitions about justice are a consistent part of human nature across cultures and millennia

What people consider to be fair and just today are in line with the laws of ancient Mesopotamia and the Tang Dynasty in China – suggesting that these intuitions are part of human nature.

Carlton Patrick, Assistant Professor of Legal Studies, University of Central Florida • conversation
Oct. 21, 2022 • ~9 min

Getting to 'net-zero' emissions: How energy leaders envision countering climate change in the future

Roundtable discussions with leaders from major energy companies reveal a lack of pressure from regulators or investors and a strong belief that fossil fuel use will continue for years to come.

Lara B. Fowler, Interim Chief Sustainability Officer, Penn State; Interim Director, Penn State Sustainability Institute; Profess of Teaching, Penn State Law, Penn State • conversation
Oct. 17, 2022 • ~9 min

New satellite mapping with AI can quickly pinpoint hurricane damage across an entire state to spot where people may be trapped

Artificial intelligence can spot differences in images from before and after a storm over wide areas in almost real time. It showed Hurricane Ian’s vast damage in Florida.

Su Ye, Postdoctoral researcher in environment and remote sensing, University of Connecticut • conversation
Oct. 7, 2022 • ~5 min

'Brighter lives are lived by gas!': how natural gas was sold to a sceptical public in post-war Britain

A successful marketing campaign helped gas become a cornerstone of domestic life by the 1970s.

Sam Johnson-Schlee, Senior Lecturer Human Geography and Town Planning, London South Bank University • conversation
Oct. 5, 2022 • ~7 min

The big reason Florida insurance companies are failing isn't just hurricane risk – it’s fraud and lawsuits

About 9% of homeowner property claims nationwide are filed in Florida, yet 79% of lawsuits related to property claims are filed there.

Shahid S. Hamid, Professor of Finance, Florida International University • conversation
Oct. 5, 2022 • ~9 min

Hurricane Ian capped 2 weeks of extreme storms around the globe: Here's what's known about how climate change fuels tropical cyclones

Two hurricane and climate scientists explain what’s known – and still unknown – about global warming’s influence on intensity, rainfall and much more.

Suzana J. Camargo, Lamont Research Professor of Ocean and Climate Physics, Columbia University • conversation
Oct. 3, 2022 • ~9 min

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