Google and UC Berkeley have turned Android smartphones into lifesaving earthquake detectors, now operating in 98 countries ...

One compelling way to do this is by encouraging young Canadians to stay home and enrol in a one-year service program, be it military or civilian. They would be contributing to national priorities ...

Vietnam chose wisely. It invited its old enemy to build factories, sign defence pacts and invest in peace. Tehran must decide ...

Communities along a 700-mile (1,127-km) stretch of Alaska’s southern coast ordered residents to higher ground after a powerful offshore earthquake Wednesday, but officials ...

The House gave final approval to President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and ...

A new entrant in the medical drone delivery industry is lifting off in Latin America. California-based 19Labs, which has partnered with the government of Guyana to deploy remote telemedicine services ...

Senate-passed budget cuts threaten WCMU and WDCQ funding; local leaders warn of reduced emergency alerts and educational ...

Twenty-five years ago this month, Dan Sarewitz and I published a widely read and discussed article in The Atlantic Monthly titled, Breaking the Global Warming Gridlock (unpaywalled version here).

McCarthy regional CEO Bryan Kuster on the urgent need for more craft labor to meet data center construction demand.

As climate threats increase, thousands of communities become at risk of floods and other natural disasters. Americans have witnessed deadly flooding this month in Texas, New Jersey and New York. Here, ...

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