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Jun 29, 2020
How Urban Design Can Make or Break Protests
Cities’ geography can aid, underscore or discourage a protest movement’s success
May 22, 2020
Coronavirus Pandemic Threatens to Derail Polio Eradication—but There’s a Silver Lining
COVID-19 has stifled the world’s largest immunization program. Yet polio’s vast workforce is also helping in the fight against the new disease
May 6, 2020
World’s rarest seal finds refuge on notorious prison island
After decades of hunting, Mediterranean monk seals now have a sanctuary on the “Alcatraz of Greece.” But will it be enough to prevent their extinction?
Jan 11, 2020
The Merchants of Thirst
In Nepal and many other countries, private tanker operators profit from growing water scarcity.
Dec 14, 2019
History’s Greatest Sea Is Dying
The failure of countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean helps explain the difficulty of carrying out successful climate-change negotiations.
Nov 14, 2019
Climate Change May Be Blowing Up Arms Depots
More intense heat waves can destabilize the components of munitions, particularly where explosives are not properly stored
Oct 14, 2019
Indigenous farming practices failing as climate change disrupts seasons
Farmers around the world rely on millennia-old wisdom to guide their planting. Scrambled weather and seasons are forcing them into uncharted territory.
Sep 9, 2019
How Jordan’s Climate and Water Crisis Threatens its Fragile Peace
For years, security service recruitment has masked climate instability in rural Jordan. Now that strategy is breaking down and no one knows what will take its place.
Sep 3, 2019
What the Restoration of Iraq’s Oldest University Says About the Nation’s Future
The Mustansiriya has withstood centuries of war, floods and architectural butchery, but can it survive its own restoration?