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The colonial era profoundly shaped natural history museums and collections. Herbaria, which are scientists’ main source of plant specimens from around the world, are no exception.

“Climate change found me. I wasn’t looking for a career in this area,” said Kevin. “I chose a course that was not popular–dryland resource management. I didn’t go for engineering,…

After a disaster, how can donors ensure that their funding and support is putting people first? Survivor and community-led response (sclr) can be a key tool for funders who want…

Training community health workers on how to prescribe and adjust anti-hypertension medications and how to coach people to better manage their blood pressure could significantly benefit patients with high blood…

Scientists are ringing alarm bells about a significant new threat to U.S. water quality: as winters warm due to climate change, they are unleashing large amounts of nutrient pollution into…

Across the globe, mental health came into sharper focus during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, mental wellness generally has become better understood as an important component of the overall…

COVID-19 has caused more than 109 million confirmed cases, claimed more than 2.4 million lives, and even brought prosperous nations and well-run healthcare systems to their knees. Few countries have been…

Plastic pollution is accumulating worldwide, on land and in the oceans. According to one widely cited estimate, by 2025, 100 million to 250 million metric tons of plastic waste could…

Funding for groups working on LGBTI issues has been growing steadily – according to a report from the Global Philanthropy Project, it grew by three percent from 2019 to 2020. However, it’s…

DE Design + Environment is an environmental consultancy, design atelier, and a technology company that works around the world. The company was incorporated in Vancouver and launched in Montreal, Quebec, in…

When it came to Russia’s unjust detention of WNBA star Brittney Griner, misogynoir made an already difficult situation more dire, writes scholar Moya Bailey.

The global hunger crisis is irrefutably linked with rampant climate change, where increasingly turbulent and destructive weather events contribute to growing challenges in the agriculture sector. Rising global temperatures and sea levels…