This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I have been brought on to head up ACE’s new experimental research division, which will operate with the support of our existing (and recently expanded) research team. This division is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The chemistry behind social behaviour in animals, including the bond between people and dogs – and the lack of one between humans and wolves – could help scientists identify new…
Southern communities are on the front lines of an ongoing global climate crisis, one whose threats grow in scope and magnitude each day. In many ways, Southerners have been among…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Circularity > Sustainability: Instead of designing products and buildings for disposal, why not design them for purposeful reuse? This conversation is particularly relevant to the built environment, where the core…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The announcements and pronouncements at French President Emmanuel Macron’s One Planet summit may leave the impression that coal is dead. But it’s too early to count the King out just…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Duke University today announced a $25 million gift from Jeff and Laurie Ubben. Of the total, $20 million will support WWF’s wildlife conservation programs, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Former US Secretary of State John Kerry believes the US will “come back” to the Paris climate accord after President Donald Trump’s decision in June to withdraw from the agreement.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Annie Blumenfeld was in eighth grade when she founded Wags 4 Hope, a non-profit that gives all of its proceeds to fund medical care for shelter and rescue animals. At that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the weeks leading up to One Planet, President Emmanuel Macron of France pushed hard to build it up as a major summit. In addition to at least two dozen…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the European Commission will spend more than $600 million on research to help smallholder farmers who face deteriorating growing conditions due to climate change,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After years of delay and obfuscation, ExxonMobil is finally showing signs of giving up its fight against climate science. In the latest development, last week ExxonMobil threw a monkey wrench…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2019, Microsoft will reopen its newly modernized Silicon Valley campus in Mountain View in a drive to keep technology workers excited about working within one of the most expensive…