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Smart cities start with people, not technology: lessons from Westbury, Johannesburg

Smart cities start with people, not technology: lessons from Westbury, Johannesburg

How wind and solar power helps keep America’s farms alive

How wind and solar power helps keep America’s farms alive

yuck or yes? Researchers ask South African consumers

yuck or yes? Researchers ask South African consumers

Which wildfire smoke plumes are hazardous? New satellite tech can map them in 3D for air quality alerts at neighborhood scale

Which wildfire smoke plumes are hazardous? New satellite tech can map them in 3D for air quality alerts at neighborhood scale

As Spotify moves to video, the environmental footprint of music streaming hits the high notes

As Spotify moves to video, the environmental footprint of music streaming hits the high notes

Neanderthals likely ate fermented meat with a side of maggots

Neanderthals likely ate fermented meat with a side of maggots

which garden plants to save and which to sacrifice

which garden plants to save and which to sacrifice

How bachata rose from Dominican Republic’s brothels and shantytowns to become a global sensation

How bachata rose from Dominican Republic’s brothels and shantytowns to become a global sensation

How literature helps us understand modern-day public shaming

How literature helps us understand modern-day public shaming

As oceans warm, tropical fish are moving south. New friendships may be helping them survive

As oceans warm, tropical fish are moving south. New friendships may be helping them survive

Could climate anxiety be a form of pre-traumatic stress disorder? A psychologist explains the research

Could climate anxiety be a form of pre-traumatic stress disorder? A psychologist explains the research

Sweet spot for daily steps is lower than often thought, new study finds

Sweet spot for daily steps is lower than often thought, new study finds

Could the copper in your diet help prevent memory loss, as new study suggests?

Could the copper in your diet help prevent memory loss, as new study suggests?

Yellowstone has been a ‘sacred wonderland’ of spiritual power and religious activity for centuries – and for different faith groups

Yellowstone has been a ‘sacred wonderland’ of spiritual power and religious activity for centuries – and for different faith groups

The 3 worst things you can say after a pet dies, and what to say instead

The 3 worst things you can say after a pet dies, and what to say instead

Fears that falling birth rates in US could lead to population collapse are based on faulty assumptions

Fears that falling birth rates in US could lead to population collapse are based on faulty assumptions

Columbia’s 0M deal with Trump administration sets a precedent for other universities to bend to the government’s will

Columbia’s $200M deal with Trump administration sets a precedent for other universities to bend to the government’s will

We tracked illegal fishing in marine protected areas – satellites and AI show most bans are respected, and could help enforce future ones

We tracked illegal fishing in marine protected areas – satellites and AI show most bans are respected, and could help enforce future ones