Science and Environment
Op-ed: Semaglutide and the Algorithmic Border of Global Health
As semaglutide patents expire, and global manufacturing scales, a new phase of access is beginning. As science, behavior, and governance stop aligning, AI-driven regulation and competing health narratives are reshaping the borders of global health.
Op-ed: Why Military Emissions Remain Climate Policy’s Blind Spot
Armed conflict is driving significant environmental damage, yet these costs remain largely excluded from global climate accounting frameworks. This gap reveals how political priorities shape what environmental harm is measured and what is ignored.
When Seeing Is No Longer Believing: AI-Generated X-Rays and the Coming Crisis of Medical Trust
A new study found that AI-generated X-rays can fool radiologists, and medicine may not yet have the tools to catch up.
War, Oil, and Ashes: The Environmental Costs of the US-Israel War in Iran
US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran cause toxic rainfall, contaminated water supplies, and over 5 million tonnes of CO₂ in just two weeks. From shattered desalination plants to poisoned soil, this conflict is quietly engineering an ecological crisis that will outlive the fighting itself.
Artemis II Launch Marks the First Manned Mission to the Moon Since 1972
In a historic return to the Moon, the Artemis II launch signifies the first manned mission to the Moon since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972.
White House Moves to Secure Glyphosate and Phosphorus as Strategic Materials
A Feb. 18 executive order places a common farm chemical and a key industrial mineral inside the US national security framework, linking agriculture, supply chains, and defense production.
The Hidden Environmental Cost of the Global AI Data Center Boom
The global race to lead the artificial intelligence economy is demanding a massive usage of energy, water, and land to power data centers around the world. While AI promises technological and economic growth, the environmental costs, from rising electricity use and carbon emissions to water shortages, are increasingly being burdened by local communities around the world.
Oceans Saving the Earth from Widespread Drought
Scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar studying drought patterns discover that ocean temperatures play a greater role in preventing droughts from spreading around the globe.
Artificial Intelligence and the Energy Question: How the Global AI Boom is Reshaping Environmental Policy
As OpenAI's CEO dismissed concerns about AI resources, a global surge in data center investment is forcing a radical reevaluation of national energy grids and sovereign climate targets.
Carbon Wagers at Climate Week: An Urgent and Promising Path to Sustainability
Carbon markets emerge as a key tool at Climate Week NYC 2024, with international cooperation, education, and policy paving the way for sustainable solutions to the climate crisis.
COP28 Looms: Global Climate Challenges and Funding Dilemmas Take Center Stage in Dubai Talks
On Oct. 25, Hurricane Otis struck the city of Acapulco on the Pacific coast of Mexico, leaving the country with landslides, flooding, and devastation, becoming the second-strongest storm in Mexico's history.
Artificial Intelligence: Full Speed Ahead
Artificial intelligence advancement seems to be reaching breakneck speed. The latest? Mind reading.
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[Op-Ed] The Origin of COVID-19: Obscuring Truth and Science
Misinformation and mistrust have shrouded the origin of COVID-19 since early 2020.
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[Op-Ed] Why Rainy Seasons Don't Mean the End of a Drought
This season in California has experienced an unusually wet winter following the driest three years on record.
The Collapse of Antarctic Currents and What This Means for Our Climate’s Future
Scientists in Australia are predicting deep water flows that drive ocean currents to decline by 40% by 2050, creating major changes in the future of the earth’s climate.
Promising Advancements Made on a Male Contraceptive
Jochen Buck, Melanie Balbach, and Lonny Levain of Weill Cornell Medicine in New York discovered an enzyme that effectively stuns sperm.
New Zealand Faces Difficult Decisions in the Aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle
New Zealand declared its third-ever state of emergency on Feb. 14, as it was hit by the worst storm of the century.
A Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough: What This Means for Science and Climate
This Tuesday, scientists in California announced a significant breakthrough in producing nuclear fusion energy.
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[Op-Ed] Proposed Carbon Trading Systems Continue to Hinder Climate Change Mitigation Efforts
On Dec. 7, the World Bank announced a global tracking system to monitor carbon trading markets and improve transparency.
World’s Biggest Telescope Gets Underway
After almost 30 years of planning, development, and research, construction on the world’s largest radio telescope, the Square Kilometer Array (SKA), is set to begin in South Africa and Australia.