By looking systems in which things suddenly go very wrong, researchers created a tool that could help predict the next gigantic global disaster.

Looking at systems where things go very wrong suddenly, researchers have created a tool that could help predict the next gigantic global disaster.

A 20-year study of Kenyan schoolchildren who receive sustained treatment against common parasitic infections grow up to achieve a higher standard of living, with long-lasting health and economic benefits that extend to their communities.

Policies meant to improve public health – like mandatory face masks during the coronavirus pandemic – need to take into account how people might adjust other behaviors in response.

How energy-intensive economies can survive and thrive as the globe ramps up climate action.

Despite early fears of COVID-19 spreading via paper money, cash isn't over. Expert Bill Maurer explains why.

Chronic pollution has robbed many young Nigerians of a stable future in the place where they grew up.

“Just focusing on renters will not be enough to prevent a financial crisis like the crisis of 2007-08. We need comprehensive solutions.”

Hip food offerings can signal that a neighborhood is gentrifying – especially when they repackage traditional foods for wealthy white eaters.

New research provides a lives-for-lives comparison of economic shutdown versus business as usual during the pandemic.