Expert: Coronavirus exposes ‘cracks’ in Chinese government

The Chinese government's response to the coronavirus outbreak has exposed flaws in its approach to crises and requires more openness, an expert argues.

Stanford • futurity
Feb. 10, 2020 ~1 min

Should you worry about the Wuhan coronavirus?

Since December, the Wuhan coronavirus has killed at least 17 people and sickened close to 600. Here's an explanation of who is at risk.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
Jan. 23, 2020 ~1 min


Website tracks China’s huge grave relocation effort

In what may be the largest grave relocation in human history so far, China has exhumed more than 10 million corpses. An interactive website shows where.

Alex Shashkevich-Stanford • futurity
June 10, 2019 ~1 min

How a brief dip in air pollution affects the body

A study investigates air pollution levels before, during, and after the Beijing Olympics and the metabolites of local residents.

David Hill-Buffalo • futurity
June 4, 2019 ~5 min

China’s One Belt, One Road plan carries environmental risks

On this podcast episode, an expert breaks down the potential environmental hazards stemming from China's massive One Belt, One Road Initiative.

Duke University • futurity
May 10, 2019 ~1 min

U.S. computer science students are crushing it

US computer science students beat those in India, China, and Russia when competing head-to-head, a new study shows.

Alex Shashkevich-Stanford • futurity
March 20, 2019 ~5 min

Earth has more green area, but that’s not quite good news

Additional "green leaf area" on Earth sounds good, but satellite images show it's not that simple.

Boston University • futurity
Feb. 18, 2019 ~5 min

China’s new methane regulations aren’t working

"...the numbers show that China's methane regulations, in particular, have not had any detectable impact on their emissions."

Chanapa Tantibanchachai-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Jan. 29, 2019 ~5 min


Endangered tree offers new weapon against cancer

There are only three trees of the species Abies beshanzuensis left, but one of its molecules may pave the way for new cancer treatments.

Kayla Zacharias-Purdue • futurity
Jan. 24, 2019 ~4 min

Severe air pollution cuts productivity at work

"Working in a highly polluted setting for long periods of time could affect your mood or disposition to work."

National University of Singapore • futurity
Jan. 10, 2019 ~4 min

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