Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Author: Molly Bergen
02/03/2022
South African scientists copy Moderna’s COVID vaccine
Researchers at WHO technology-transfer hub complete first step in a project aimed at building capacity for vaccine manufacturing in low- and middle-income countries.
02/02/2022
Prepping for “Category 6” hurricanes, using a new wind tunnel
A trend toward rapidly intensifying, powerful hurricanes in recent years is spurring experts to examine more closely how to prepare communities to better withstand such violent weather.
02/03/2022
Cracking down on methane ‘ultra emitters’ is a quick way to combat climate change, researchers find
Latest study underscores how satellites are exposing emission sources around the globe. ‘It’s a harbinger of what’s to come,’ one expert says.
02/03/2022
Why the Classics: Roosevelt Montás on Rescuing Socrates
When Roosevelt Montás was growing up in Cabmita Garabitos, a town in the Dominican Republic he describes as “pre-industrial,” the life of an American public intellectual and Columbia University professor must have seemed very far away.
02/02/2022
We can help many of the 2,200 people dying of COVID every day
Direct federal distribution of some doses of antiviral therapeutics to places facing the greatest hospital stress and groups most in need would ensure a more just allocation.
01/31/2022
‘Everyone’s Looking for Plastic.’ As Waste Rises, So Does Recycling.
Plagued by plastic pollution, Senegal wants to replace pickers at the garbage dump with a formal recycling system that takes advantage of the new market for plastics.
01/28/2022
Why Insulin is So Expensive in America
The high cost kills diabetics in the tens of thousands. But that may be about to change.
01/31/2022
The Belgians getting the right to disconnect from work
Although she once hoped to be professional chef, in the end Delphine opted to be a civil servant.
01/22/2022
Utah bans conversion therapy for LGBTQ children
The discredited practice of conversion therapy for LGBTQ children is now banned in Utah, making it the 19th state and one of the most conservative to prohibit it.
01/31/2022
How One Dance Studio Became a Bulwark Against Loneliness in New York City’s Chinatown
Every Sunday at 2 p.m, the narrow building in Manhattan’s Chinatown echoes to beating footsteps and 1950s Chinese oldies. In the large, mirrored dance studio on the second floor, Irene Ng knows how to get a party started.
01/28/2022
After 600 Years, Swiss City at Last Has a Woman on Night Watch
Lausanne has kept a night watch atop its cathedral since 1405, but it never appointed a woman to the role until Cassandre Berdoz, after a long fight, landed a job that was her “childhood dream.”
02/01/2022