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Bluetooth And Sensors Help Michigan Drivers Avoid Construction Snarls
Construction season adds angst to already messy commutes. In Michigan, a combination of sensors and Bluetooth technology is…
Study: Global Deforestation Leads To More Mercury Pollution
Scientists quantify a previously overlooked driver of human-related mercury emissions. Adam Zewe | MIT NewsMIT News (https://news.mit.edu/2024/study-global-deforestation-leads-more-mercury-pollution-0212) About…
Why was the US House speaker just ousted from his job? And what does it mean for the Republican Party?
Lester Munson, University of Sydney US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been ousted – by his own Republican…
2022’s Most Independent States In America
Americans value independence. We fought hard for it during the American Revolutionary War, and in the present day,…
Rules That Will Make Selling A House Easy For You
When it comes to selling a house, many things go into the process. There’s a lot to think…
A historian corrects misunderstandings about Ukrainian and Russian history
The first casualty of war, says historian Ronald Suny, is not just the truth. Often, he says, “it…
Electric Delivery Vehicle Emissions Depend On Charging
A study shows that when, where, and how electric delivery fleet vehicles are charged can greatly affect their…
World’s Worst Pandemic Leaders: 5 Presidents And Prime Ministers Who Badly Mishandled COVID-19
COVID-19 is notoriously hard to control, and political leaders are only part of the calculus when it comes…
People gave up on flu pandemic measures a century ago when they tired of them – and paid a price
Picture the United States struggling to deal with a deadly pandemic. State and local officials enact a slate…
How 18 Million Americans Could Move Into Rural Areas – Without Leaving Home
About 46 million Americans – 14% of the nation’s inhabitants – are currently classified as living in rural…
The age of Trump is over. Now the US must tackle its polarisation
In the past 20 years, hostility – fermented in a dislike and distrust of different groups – has…
Biden Won. Now Comes the Hard Part
The election is over. Joe Biden won, and by bigger popular vote and Electoral College margins than Donald Trump did…
‘Once you engage in political violence, it becomes easier to do it again’ – an expert on political violence reflects on events at the Capitol
Editor’s note: Ore Koren is a scholar of civil conflict and political violence. Before the November 2020 election,…
The Psychology Of Fairness: Why Some Americans Don’t Believe The Election Results
The electoral votes have confirmed Joe Biden won the 2020 United States presidential election. The presidential electors gave…
How COVID-19 Vaccines Will Get From The Factory To Your Local Pharmacy
Bahar Aliakbarian is an expert in supply chain management in pharmaceuticals and a professor at the School of…
How Every U.S. State Has Voted Since 1976
As Americans go to cast their votes, considerable uncertainty remains about which candidate will be elected president. However,…
Even If Biden Has A Likely Win, Leading A Deeply Divided Nation Will Be Difficult
Let’s assume Joe Biden narrowly wins the electoral college, and the Trump team lodges a series of court…
Here’s How US Presidents Get Elected (It’s Not By Winning The Most Votes)
If Americans could vote on their presidential electoral system, polls suggest they’d dump it. In the meantime, if all goes…
Everything You Need To Know About The US Election
Nov. 3, 2020, is election day in the United States, and Americans across the country have already started…
How Did ‘White’ Become A Metaphor For All Things Good?
Shortly after George Floyd’s death, one of my friends texted me that Floyd wasn’t necessarily a bad person,…
As The Lockdowns Come To An End, Which Activities Are The Riskiest?
This chart encapsulates the risk assessments of over five hundred epidemiologists and health professionals worldwide. Tempted to go…
The Urbanization Of Raccoons In US Cities
Raccoons are extremely intelligent, incredibly adaptable, and strangely cute! They are also known as “Nature’s Bandit”. This wild…
Coronavirus Shopping Survey: 58 Million Americans Are Spending More Money While Social Distancing
To regain a sense of control during the pandemic, some Americans have resorted to shopping. In spite of…
A Plasma Reactor Zaps Airborne Viruses – And Could Help Slow The Spread Of Infectious Diseases
The big idea: It’s the enduring media image of infectious disease outbreaks, including the current coronavirus outbreak from…
WHO Declares Global Health Emergency Over Coronavirus: 4 Questions Answered
The World Health Organization reversed course on Jan. 30 and declared the coronavirus a “Public Health Emergency of…
When Will There Be A Coronavirus Vaccine? 5 Questions Answered
The coronavirus that started in Wuhan has sickened more than 6,000 people and killed at least 132 in…
Want To Make A Difference To People’s Lives? Consider A Career In Nursing
There is nothing better in life than having complete and total job satisfaction. It is something that everyone…
At 70, Is NATO Still Important? 5 Essential Reads
As the NATO summit begins in London on Dec. 3, it brings together leaders of the world’s most…
The Cheapest Cities To Rent An Apartment In The U.S.
Rent is one of the major expenses that we have to spend each month. It would be a…
Does Your City Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day?
Columbus Day commemorates the arrival of Christopher Columbus to the Americas back on October 12, 1492. It is…
Eight Ways To Halt A Global Food Crisis
There are serious challenges to global food supply everywhere we look. Intensive use of fertilisers in the US…
Is Studying An MBA Still Worth it?
The Masters of Business Administration is one of the most well-known degrees out there. It is one of…
The Best Cities To Live When Entering The Medical Field
Health care is needed all over the world, but there are certain cities that are more popular than…
How Single Women Are Driving Gentrification In Hong Kong And Elsewhere
Gentrification is reshaping urban areas all around the world, displacing large segments of the population and making cities…
What Can Bees Teach Us About Building Better Urban Ecosystems?
Vacant land and urban agriculture are rejuvenating wild bee populations. Bees love cities. What can cities do to…
How Did The First World War Start?
The causes of the Great War are still being debated a century on, but time has led to…
“The Price On Everything Is Love:” How A Detroit Community Overcomes A Lack Of City Services
A range of neighbor-to-neighbor efforts address basic needs that aren’t met by local government. A multitude of voicemails…
Yes, Humans Are Depleting Earth’s Resources, But ‘Footprint’ Estimates Don’t Tell The Full Story
Experts widely agree that human activities are harming the global environment. Since the Industrial Revolution, the world economy…
100 Years Ago, Air Pollution Stained Birds Gray
The dirty feathers of birds in some museum collections are giving scientists clues as to the level of…
New Tech Only Benefits The Elite Until The People Demand More
The United States faces an infrastructure crisis. Report after report warns that the nation’s networks are old, brittle and vulnerable.…
We Made Plastic. We Depend On It. Now We’re Drowning In It.
The miracle material has made modern life possible. But more than 40 percent of it is used just…
How Long Can The World’s ‘Least Sustainable’ City Survive?
Set deep in the Valley of the Sun, the lush and sprawling ‘megapolis’ has a problem – the…
The 10 Coolest U.S. Cities to Visit in 2018
Certain cities are on everyone’s wish lists: New York, Austin, Nashville. And they belong on those lists. But…
In Defense Of The Small City
Everyone, including the president, thinks struggling Americans should just move to places like New York. They’re wrong. The…
How The ‘Queen Of The Curve’ Redefined Our Cities Around The World
From Beirut to Beijing, Zaha Hadid’s distinctive buildings have transformed skylines around the world. Nicknamed the “Queen of…
How Migration Will Reshape Our World
Arguments rage, but what does immigration really mean for jobs, economies and cultures? The evidence suggests we could…
Where Is The Best Place To Celebrate Oktoberfest 2017?
Oktoberfest and foliage are arguably the biggest focus points of fall travel. And the benefit of Oktoberfest—besides, of…
5 Reasons How Smart Cities Will Fail Us
Emergent technologies are poised to radically change how we work and live. They will transform our cities and…
How To Find Your Real Sister City
People often link Austin, Texas, and Ann Arbor, Michigan, as sister cities. Both are home to anchor universities…
The Top 10 Skyscrapers In The World Made Of Emptiness
There are many skyscrapers that sit empty, abandoned, or in ruin. Sometimes, they outlive their usefulness. Sometimes, they…