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The blog explores the increasing attention on microschools as a personalized, scalable alternative in both private and public sectors.

A conversation with Leah Hunt-Hendrix and Astra Taylor about building cohesion across differences and organizing transformative social movements.

Urban heat waves are increasing in frequency, duration and severity, and cities are in desperate need of solutions. One of the simpler emerging fixes is the use of cool pavement coatings.These…

Panelists discussed a National Academies report on the effectiveness of policies designed to increase economic mobility among poor Americans.

Your volunteer program is essential to delivering your nonprofit’s mission. Learn five ways you can build a better volunteer program with the right technology.

Great music is more than the sum of its parts. A certain combination of notes, chords, and lyrics may create an exquisite gem of a song — or a barnburner…

The last pandemic was bad, but COVID-19 is only one of many infectious diseases that emerged since the turn of this century. Since 2000, the world has experienced 15 novel…

Two new wind farms began producing power in 2024, but several canceled contracts have left a dark cloud over the industry. A wind power expert explains why US offshore wind has been slow to scale up.

Science and technology have transformed our lives in unimaginable ways and, thanks to science, what’s previously seems impossible can become a reality. Who would have thought a century ago, for example, that…

Ned Blackhawk Photo by Dan Renzetti, Yale University Adding narratives to U.S. history could build a richer, more honest look at America’s p…

AAPI researchers are celebrating the federal government’s new standards for collecting more detailed race and ethnicity data, in which respondents are able to report their country of origin.

Nearly every country has committed to preserving 30% of the planet’s land and oceans by 2030 to protect against biodiversity loss. This is an urgent and necessary commitment.But as governments work to meet this and other environmental goals, Indigenous populations — who manage, use or occupy at least…