As US ramps up fossil fuels, communities will have to adapt to the consequences − yet climate adaptation funding is on the chopping block

The administration wants to cut funding for programs that help communities adapt to wildfire risk, sea-level rise and invasive species, among many other risks.

Meade Krosby, Senior Scientist for the Climate Impacts Group, University of Washington • conversation
May 12, 2025 • ~9 min

As US doubles down on fossil fuels, communities will have to adapt to the consequences − yet climate adaptation funding is on the chopping block

The administration wants to cut funding for programs that help communities adapt to wildfire risk, sea-level rise and invasive species, among many other risks.

Meade Krosby, Senior Scientist for the Climate Impacts Group, University of Washington • conversation
May 12, 2025 • ~9 min

What makes people flourish? A new survey of more than 200,000 people across 22 countries looks for global patterns and local differences

A global study seeks insights into what helps people feel happy, healthy and satisfied – and what holds them back.

Tyler J. VanderWeele, Professor of Epidemiology, Harvard University • conversation
May 1, 2025 • ~10 min

US earthquake safety relies on federal employees’ expertise

The US experiences violent earthquakes, but the damage and death toll is much lower than in many countries because of the work of federal seismologists and engineers.

Lucy Arendt, Professor of Business Administration Management, St. Norbert College • conversation
March 31, 2025 • ~8 min

UK public is becoming more ‘carbon capable’ – here’s what that means

But structural barriers to lifestyle change, like housing tenure, prevent wider transformation.

Lorraine Whitmarsh, Professor of Environmental Psychology, University of Bath • conversation
Sept. 16, 2024 • ~7 min

Honey bees are suprisingly abundant, research shows – but most are wild, not managed in hives

Wild honey bee colonies outnumber those managed in commercial hives.

Oliver Visick, PhD Student in Ecology and Evolution, University of Sussex • conversation
March 4, 2024 • ~7 min

From New York to Jakarta, land in many coastal cities is sinking faster than sea levels are rising

Land subsidence is a factor as preparations are made for rising sea levels and strengthening storms. Human infrastructure, including buildings and groundwater extraction, increases vulnerabilities.

Steven D’Hondt, Professor of Oceanography, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island • conversation
Jan. 25, 2024 • ~4 min

Most Americans support NASA – but don't think it should prioritize sending people to space

A new survey catalogs Americans’ expectations about the future of space, from NASA to SpaceX. Two space policy experts describe how these results stack up against the current state of space affairs.

Teasel Muir-Harmony, Curator of the Apollo Collection, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and Affiliate Adjunct, Georgetown University • conversation
Aug. 3, 2023 • ~10 min

Trend showing decline in health of younger adults draws concern

Researchers find hypertension, diabetes, and obesity worsened across the board in study group of people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s, with racial and ethnic disparities present.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
March 7, 2023 • ~7 min

US birth rates are at record lows – even though the number of kids most Americans say they want has held steady

Childbearing goals have remained remarkably consistent over the decades. What has changed is when people start their families and how many kids they end up having.

Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill • conversation
Jan. 12, 2023 • ~7 min

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