The 17 Innovation Platforms
Where will the next 1000 babies be born? In 2023, if not already, India will take over China as the world’s most populous country. A key determinant of the global population rate is women’s average number of children over their lifetime – the ‘fertility rate.’ Fertility rates have fallen rapidly…
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United States, Russia, Europe, “Eurasia”…historical tensions resurface. Manlio Graziano, Sciences Po “I do not accept second place for the United…
This direct air capture plant in Iceland was designed to capture 4,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year. Climeworks…
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Where will the next 1000 babies be born? In 2023, if not already, India will take over China as the…
Human Rights exist to protect individuals and minorities against abuse of power by the state or the tyranny of the…
Lucem_mecul/Shutterstock Vageesh Jain, UCL Through the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become clear that an effective response to an emergency of…
Image of Earth’s city lights, created with data from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program. NASA/Newsmakers via Getty Images Matthew E.…
Heat waves are by far the deadliest extreme weather in Europe. In 2020 alone, over 2,500 people in the UK…
Newspaper publisher Evgeny Lebedev’s Castello di Santa Eurasia in Umbria, Italy, was restored by Domenico Minchilli Design; the interiors are…
Eritrean foreign minister Osman Saleh shakes hands with Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, Moscow, April 2022. Eritrea was the only…
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen behind security fencing on June 28, 2022.(AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) Matthew Lebo, Western University, and…
Nr. 1: Living without a car reduces greenhouse gas emissions by an average of 2 tonnes of CO₂ emissions per…
The Dutch have long been recognized as leaders in cycling. Denmark is not far behind, with more bikes than cars…
F*** You from Olivia Rodrigo (19) (feat. Lily Allen) (Glastonbury 2022) On Friday, June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade,…
Menjer lake in Wonosobo, Central Java. (Anis Efizudin/Antara) David Firnando Silalahi, Australian National University, and Andrew Blakers, Australian National University…
Mark Diesendorf, UNSW Sydney Many climate activists, scientists, engineers, and politicians are trying to reassure us the climate crisis can…
A satellite captured large and small deforestation patches in Amazonas State in 2015. The forest loss has escalated since then.…
Composite illustration features the 21 victims — including 19 children and two teachers — of a mass shooting at Robb…
We should rename the “AR-15” the “Republican Senator” because it costs lives and is too easy to buy.— Jack Cocchiarella…
