Sustainability

A new study supports predictions that the Arctic could be free of sea ice by 2035....

Photosynthetic hacks can boost crop yield, conserve water

Plants are factories that manufacture yield from light and carbon dioxide — but parts of this ...

New study warns: We have underestimated the pace at which the Arctic is melting

Arctic sea ice is melting more quickly than once assumed. Today’s climate models have yet to i...

Stronger rains in warmer climate could lessen heat damage to crops, says study

Intensified rainstorms predicted for many parts of the United States as a result of warming climate ...

New global study shows ‘best of the last’ tropical forests urgently need protection

The world’s ‘best of the last’ tropical forests are at significant risk of being l...

EU Council President Should Push for Beirut Blast Probe

Click to expand Image People clean up after a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. ...

Poland: Crackdown On LGBT Activists

Click to expand Image The Mermaid of Warsaw statue is seen holding the LGBT rainbow flag and wearing...

Zimbabwe: SADC, AU Should Denounce Crackdown

Click to expand Image Zimbabwean novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga (center) and her colleague Julie Barnes...

Mystery solved: Bright areas on Ceres come from salty water below

Data from NASA’s recent Dawn mission answers two long-unresolved questions: Is there liquid in...

Summer Reading: How deep will learning losses be as students return?

The amount of learning loss educators contend with following a typical summer will be compounded thi...

Is tutoring the answer to the COVID slide?

Research demonstrates tutoring’s success in raising achievement, but expanding access to low-i...

From tents to bus rides: Social distancing in school reopening plans

Safety measures and logistics will stretch already tight budgets as districts weigh staggered sched...