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Avian influenza viruses have evolved to infect birds, but the current H5N1 outbreak is also infecting a wide range of mammals. This suggests that it could mutate into forms that threaten humans.

Dozens of countries across the globe will default on their debt as a result of unsustainable food systems.

Interviews with over 90 patients and caregivers in the US and Australia highlight how COVID-19 disrupted cancer care in 2020 and 2021.

Philanthropies should prefer to fund meta-issues—i.e., research and evaluation, along with efforts to improve research quality. In many cases, it would be far more impactful than what they are doing…

As state legislatures across the U.S. attack LGBTQ+ rights, queer people abroad face their own battle for the right to exist.

As more companies take note of the ESG trend, I’ve been fielding client questions about how ESG is changing talent needs In my view, ESG is having an impact in…

The first time I understood quite how bad emergency relief can be was in the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami in December 2004. From the dockside, first responders fed back stories…

In his 2021 letter to CEOs, Larry Fink, the CEO and chairman of BlackRock, the world’s largest investment manager, wrote: “No issue ranks higher than climate change on our clients’…

Whether you’re assessing your existing portfolio or devising a new gender and climate investment strategy, there are several key questions to ask regardless of theme or sector. How and where…

Changes in the workplace spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic have given many of us more flexibility in our place of work. Lockdowns and social distancing often meant holding work meetings from whatever…

The majority of women in the workforce earn less than men for performing the same work — and a new report found that for health and care workers, the discrepancy…

Wildfire smoke particles can remain in the stratosphere for a year and cause chemical reactions that deplete the ozone, M.I.T. chemists say.