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Get serious about climate change with these eight essential reads that show why it's personal, political, and urgent, ...
Initially trained as a scientist, Thompson crossed over to – and found fulfilment in – the field of science policy. For ...
The New Dark Age
The same cannot be said of the sweeping attack on human knowledge and progress that the Trump administration is now ...
Somehow, we’ll need to get the limited land on our hot and hungry planet to produce much more food to sustain us and absorb ...
A clean energy transition will require loads of minerals. In a new report, academics say a global minerals trust would ensure ...
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Pareto Minimality
Vilfredo Federico Damaso Pareto (1848-1923), an Italian Polymath (trai - ned in physics and mathematics) whose genius radiated into the major fields of knowledge especially, sociology, civil ...
Trump, who seems to treat executive orders like a Nike slogan (“just do it”), has commanded that the US quadruple its nuclear ...
In seeking to wrest control of American universities and colleges, Trump, Vance and administration loyalists have taken a ...
The Trump administration's threat to revoke foreign student visas exemplifies a broader assault on intellectual openness and ...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has accomplished important work in its relatively long lifespan for an international ...
It’s astonishing how this group has contributed to building a nation and to shaping a culture, leaving such a strong imprint.
The Peruvian famer's climate case could pave the way for others looking to hold polluters liable for past emissions.