This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It used to take plant pathologist Lance Cadle-Davidson and his team months to assess the severity of fungal infections on grape seedlings they were studying. Now, this exacting process might…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Join us Wednesday, Sept. 8 at 12pm PT / 3pm ET for a critical discussion on the urgent need to bolster the social safety net to fight poverty in the US. Food…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Exposure to wildfire smoke during pregnancy increases the risk that the baby will be born too early, a new study shows. The study, published in Environmental Research, finds there may have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It can be very challenging to teach children about the importance of giving back. Philanthropy is such an essential part of human culture and history, but it often doesn’t come…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Healthy coastal fisheries, which are crucial to coastal livelihoods and food security for billions of people worldwide, depend on good water quality. Water quality is critical to fisheries health given…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Like many school districts, Brunswick School Department in Maine suddenly has a lot more laptops and tablets to manage than it planned for. School officials in the seaside town scrambled…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Among the poorest countries in the world, Haiti has been affected by repeated disasters and tragedy. Still recovering from a devastating 2010 earthquake, the nation was hit by another earthquake…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Our world is in crisis. There are more intersecting crises in the world today than we have ever witnessed. The rise of authoritarian, extremist, and fundamentalist governments has increased, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. You are what you eat. It’s an expression with roots in the early 1800s that has come to mean if you consume what’s good for you, you will be healthy,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. America today is as divided as it has ever been, in terms of incomes and opportunities, politics, and, perhaps most importantly, hopes and dreams. Hope matters. As our earlier work…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Despite the numerous pandemic-related disruptions we’ve faced over the last year and a half, one aspect of American life has remained generally consistent. Across the country, individuals and families have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In New Mexico, only 77 percent of households have a broadband subscription, according to a census report released in April, though some industry observers think the numbers are actually lower. That compares with 85 percent…