How to prevent America's aging buildings from collapsing – 4 high-profile disasters send a warning

Too often, signs of trouble are ignored until a problem becomes a crisis. Here are some clear warning signs residents should watch for. If you see something, say something – it could save lives.

Abieyuwa Aghayere, Professor of Structural Engineering, Drexel University • conversation
Jan. 16, 2024 ~9 min

After an 80-year absence, gray wolves have returned to Colorado − here's how the reintroduction of this apex predator will affect prey and plants

At one time, perhaps as many as 2 million gray wolves roamed the North American continent. But now those numbers are down to a few thousand.

Joanna Lambert, Professor of Environmental Studies and Faculty in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Jan. 10, 2024 ~7 min


Five things you probably have wrong about the T rex

Impress your niece or nephew with these T rex facts.

Abi Crane, Postgraduate Researcher, University of Southampton • conversation
Dec. 19, 2023 ~6 min

In the worst of America's Jim Crow era, Black intellectual W.E.B. Du Bois found inspiration and hope in national parks

Though progressive politics at the turn of the 20th century called for the protection of America’s national parks, it did so for the enjoyment of white people.

Thomas S. Bremer, Associate Professor of Religious Studies and American Religious History, Rhodes College • conversation
Dec. 14, 2023 ~9 min

Jurassic Park: why we're still struggling to realise it 30 years on

New laboratory experiments add analytical rigour to the search for ancient biomolecules

Maria McNamara, Professor, Palaeobiology, University College Cork • conversation
Nov. 16, 2023 ~8 min

Park soil can hold lead from past burned garbage

Municipal waste incinerators' legacy of contamination could live on in urban soils, finds a study on lead in city parks.

Tim Lucas-Duke • futurity
Sept. 12, 2023 ~6 min

To reclaim downtowns from traffic, require developers to offer strategies for cutting car use

US cities are starting to reform laws that required developers to provide minimum amounts of parking. But there’s more they can do to loosen the auto’s grip on downtowns.

Chris McCahill, Managing Director, State Smart Transportation Initiative, University of Wisconsin-Madison • conversation
July 26, 2023 ~9 min

Visitors Still Go to Death Valley Even with Record Heat

VOA Learning English • voa
July 17, 2023 ~4 min


By 'helping' wild animals, you could end their freedom or even their lives – here's why you should keep your distance

A newborn bison calf in Yellowstone National Park had to be euthanized after a visitor handled it in May 2023 – a recent example of how trying to help wild animals often harms them.

Julian Avery, Associate Research Professor of Wildlife Conservation, Penn State • conversation
June 30, 2023 ~11 min

Saving lives from extreme heat: Lessons from the deadly 2021 Pacific Northwest heat wave

A new report lays out steps communities can take to help their residents survive heat waves as the risk of dangerous temperatures rises.

Brian G. Henning, Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies, Gonzaga University • conversation
June 20, 2023 ~10 min

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