At Cascade Park, a new green space along Lake Michigan outside of Chicago’s Loop, the sloping grassy hillside and pockets of trees and shrubs belie what’s happening just below the surface. Covering…

Windows have been getting smarter, from energy-efficient panes that keep heated or cooled air from leaking out of homes to self-tinting windows that dim the light coming through without the need for…

While the world’s scientists are scrambling to unravel the inner workings of the omicron variant, not enough people are talking about the elephant in the room: the southern Africa travel ban that…

The recourses curse is “the phenomenon of countries with an abundance ofnatural resources(such asfossil fuelsand certainminerals) having lesseconomic growthor worsedevelopmentoutcomes than countries…

The availability of COVID-19 vaccines earlier this year allowed for the partial reboot of life as usual during the pandemic. But the omicron variant — and its delta predecessor — have come along to…

President Joe Biden has spoken passionately about the “clear and urgent choice” we face as citizens of an interconnected world, asking the United Nations General Assembly in September whether we will…

As you’ve probably seen in the news, inflation rates are soaring in the UK (Oct. 4.2%), US (Oct. 6.2%) and Europe (Oct. 4.1%). Although there are many other pressing economic issues, this one seems…

When most people think of the Dark Net, they think of crime, fraud, illegal online activities and terrorism. But what really is the Dark Net? Why is it appealing to internet-savvy terrorists? How can…

Africa is experiencing the world’s worst vaccine deficit. Only a minority of countries—mostly those where vaccines are manufactured—are approaching adequate levels of vaccination. But Africa is…

Described by some experts as “September 11 of the internet” and by others as “social media doomsday”, a number of the most important social media platforms: Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp which…