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While some may be nostalgic for the days of paging through the standard USGS printed maps to plan their latest outdoor excursion, a USGS digital application called topoBuilder now makes it easier than ever for those who work or play…

Every research article submitted to a journal should come with a digital certificate validating that the authors’ institution(s) has completed a series of checks to ensure research integrity. Journals should not hold primary…

In a single day, Hurricane Ian became one of the most expensive storms in American history, estimated to have caused over $67 billion in insured damages alone (and extensive uninsured damages). Even a month after the storm, communities…

In a single day, Hurricane Ian became one of the most expensive storms in American history, estimated to have caused over $67 billion in insured damages alone (and extensive uninsured damages). Even a month after the storm,…

Jan Corfee-Morlot, OECD Development Co-operation Directorate, shares her insights on the OECD's recent publication "Putting Green Growth at the Heard of Development" . This blog is part of the Wikiprogress Environment Series. The…

I was warned by a French Egyptian not to cross the channel, not to go to the UK and to try to stay in France … But I have not escaped the police brutality from my country, smugglers from Libya, the crossing of the Mediterranean and…

Drexel University researchers have tested concrete slabs containing phase-change material that can warm themselves up when temperatures fall in order to melt off…

South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe have recently published reports indicating a potential decline in grain harvest because of intense El Niño-induced dryness. These developments could put the entire Southern Africa maize supply chain…

South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe have recently published reports indicating a potential decline in grain harvest because of intense El Niño-induced dryness. These developments could put the entire Southern Africa maize supply chain…

South Sudan is expected to hold its first general election in December 2024. It became an independent state in 2011. The long overdue election is one of the pillars of a peace agreement signed in 2018. It helped end the 2013-2018…

Farmers often use antibiotics to keep their livestock healthy. They’re sometimes used as “quick fixes”, to avoid more costly management measures like regular disinfection, waste management, routine vaccination or provision of clean…

As Media Lab students in 2010, Karthik Dinakar SM ’12, PhD ’17 and Birago Jones SM ’12 teamed up for a class project to build a tool that would help content moderation teams at companies like Twitter (now X) and…

Lurie Children's Hospital sign is seen at the hospital as patients walk in, Feb. 5, 2024, in Skokie, Ill. A cyberattack on a renowned children’s hospital in Chicago…

We must reach a major goal by 22 March 2027: Early warnings for all! On 23 March 2022, UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced this deadline for everyone to be covered by early warning systems. The first mile of warnings begins…

By John Balbus Though decades of research testify to the powerful, long-term influence of environmental exposures on children’s health, these impacts are often underappreciated in the context of other major global health…

It was in college when Alex Cole discovered that the emergency drills he had to do in grade school were not a common childhood experience. “We’d do shelter-in-place drills due to the risk of a chemical plant leaking,” Cole recalls of…

2.3. What Katherine Hospital’s Management and Clinicians Did?Katherine Hospital implemented a range of strategies to address the high rates of Aboriginal people taking their own leave, including providing additional support to junior…

Prolonged droughts in Kenya are putting girls at greater risk of child marriage In Kenya, prolonged droughts fueled by climate change are causing financial hardship for families, with some resorting to child marriage as a coping…

This article was taken from the NIH Director's June 6, 2019 blog. The work was funded by NIBIB and NICHD.  For people whose spinal cords are injured in traffic accidents, sports mishaps, or other traumatic events, cell-based treatments…

Ethiopia is severely affected by climate related hazards. Since 2020, the country has faced prolonged drought resulting from consecutive failed rainy seasons, generally happening in the northern, southeastern, and southern parts of…

By 2050, projections show hundreds of highly populated coastal cities will be exposed to increased flood risk, including land home to roughly 5 percent of the population of coastal cities including Santos, Brazil, Cotonou, Benin, and…

Google’s new ‘tune icon’ which replaces the padlock icon in Chrome’s address bar. Credit: Google Chromium, CC BY Do you know what the…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Three out of four of the world's most popular websites are putting tens of millions of users and their data at…

An illustration showcasing the difficulty of correctly sorting plastic and plastic-like materials. Credit: Jenny Nuss/Berkeley Lab Bio-based…

Credit: RDNE Stock project from Pexels Credit is an everyday, and often essential, part of young people's lives. Gaining access to credit…

Bryan Pruitt, RedState & Doug Christian, Political Commentator. Axios is reporting that as part of this plan 2018 budget plan Donald Trump wants to cut the Energy Department's renewable and energy efficiency program by nearly 70%. This…

The water supply of the city of Flint, Michigan became poisoned after its water source was switched to cut costs. The result was a public health emergency, as thousands of residents were exposed to the Roee Ruttenberg traveled to Flint…

Putting the sun in the cloud: how big data is driving the next energy revolution 12 May 2015University of New South WalesRaghu BelurEnphase Energy Co-founder, VP of Products & Strategic InitiativesOver the life of solar, a large portion…

Most of the food we buy is packaged. Nowadays, the majority of the packaging is derived from petrochemicals and is not biodegradable. To address this problem, scientific researchers working on the European Succipack project are testing…