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How Geopolitics Complicate the U.S. Navy’s Plans for Major Arctic Operations

How Geopolitics Complicate the U.S. Navy’s Plans for Major Arctic Operations

July 24, 2019

The U.S. Navy will conduct some kind of Arctic operations this summer — but every option comes with potential issues.

HIV Rates Are Rising Across the American South in States That Didn’t Expand Medicaid

HIV Rates Are Rising Across the American South in States That Didn’t Expand Medicaid

April 12, 2019

Dramatically reducing HIV infections in the next decade will prove very difficult—and may be impossible with cuts to Medicaid or the repeal of the ACA.

Cholera 101: Why This Ancient Disease Is Making Headlines in 2019

Cholera 101: Why This Ancient Disease Is Making Headlines in 2019

April 2, 2019

In places like Yemen and Mozambique, cholera is making a comeback. Why?

Mental Health Care Is Becoming Accessible in Nepal

Mental Health Care Is Becoming Accessible in Nepal

March 20, 2019

In Nepal, where mental-health issues are widespread, one organization offers counseling alongside primary care.

Caribou Make the World’s Longest Land Migration

3 weeks ago

Toilet Signs Give the Scoop on Pee and Poop

3 weeks ago

Climate Change Is Already Hurting Kids’ Health

3 weeks ago

Exploring the Chesapeake Bay

1 month ago

How an Art Project Works to Bring Arctic Climate Change to a Global Audience

1 month ago

U.S. Energy Secretary Perry Praises Arctic Oil and Gas Potential, While Emphasizing Energy Geopolitics

2 months ago

The Bittersweet Joy of Fat Bear Week

2 months ago

U.S. House Votes to Prevent Oil Exploration in Arctic Refuge

3 months ago

When the U.S. Navy Ended Its Climate Task Force, Arctic Issues Were Sidelined Too, Experts Say

3 months ago

How Geopolitics Complicate the U.S. Navy’s Plans for Major Arctic Operations

July 24, 2019

The Growing Toll of the Global Gag Rule

July 3, 2019

Kathy Pico Is Just Getting Started

May 29, 2019

As Climate Changes, U.S. Admirals See Increasing Need for Arctic Presence

May 21, 2019

The Unanswered Questions About Anthrax

May 17, 2019

Will the Arctic Council Begin Addressing National Security?

May 17, 2019

Who Says Memoir Has to Be Nonfiction?

May 9, 2019

Bubonic Plague Strikes in Mongolia: Why Is It Still a Threat?

May 7, 2019

Arctic Scientists Turn to Comedy to Discuss Serious Environmental Changes

April 30, 2019

Smithsonian’s Narwhal Exhibit Will Begin Traveling Around the U.S. in 2020

April 17, 2019

HIV Rates Are Rising Across the American South in States That Didn’t Expand Medicaid

April 12, 2019

Researchers Are Surprised by the Magnitude of Venezuela’s Health Crisis

April 5, 2019

Cholera 101: Why This Ancient Disease Is Making Headlines in 2019

April 2, 2019

Mental Health Care Is Becoming Accessible in Nepal

March 20, 2019

Does the United States Need an Inquiry Into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls?

March 7, 2019

Two U.S. Bills Could Advance American Presence in the Arctic

February 28, 2019

A Breakthrough in an Alaska Cold-Case Murder Shines a Light on Violence Against Indigenous Women in the Arctic

February 22, 2019

Insects Play an Important Role in Caribou Migration, New Research Finds

January 28, 2019

The U.S. Government Shutdown Is Delaying a Critical NASA Polar Ice-Measuring Mission

January 25, 2019

Climate Change Is Pushing the Arctic Into Unprecedented — and Unpredictable — Territory, Scientists Warn

December 11, 2018

U.S. Coast Guard Launches Its First Satellites, With an Eye on Arctic Security

December 10, 2018

9 Million People Are Likely HIV-Positive and Don’t Know It

December 7, 2018

Oh, the Places You’ll Go: Toilet Signs Try to Help

November 18, 2018

Can a Woman’s Rising Social Status Bring Down Rates of Domestic Violence?

November 12, 2018

The Arctic’s Indigenous Peoples Bear a Disproportionate Burden of the World’s Response to Climate Change, Leaders Say

November 9, 2018

A New China-Iceland Arctic Science Observatory Is Already Expanding Its Focus

October 31, 2018

How Ordinary Ship Traffic Could Help Map the Uncharted Arctic Ocean Seafloor

October 16, 2018

How One Inuit Community Won Against Big Oil

October 9, 2018

A Frozen Idea to Save Helpful Germs From Disasters

October 4, 2018

Rejection by the King of Nepal Was Not the End of the Road

September 21, 2018

Motherhood and Migration: An Interview with Vanessa Hua on “A River of Stars”

September 13, 2018

What Kills 5 Million People a Year? It’s Not Just Disease

September 5, 2018

The 7 Dwarfs Whistle While They Work To Fight Malaria

August 19, 2018

Scientists Discover the Secret Weapon of Stomach Viruses

August 9, 2018

Some Bacteria Are Becoming ‘More Tolerant’ of Hand Sanitizers, Study Finds

August 2, 2018

Trump’s Latest Target Is Breastfeeding Parents. But Nestlé Started This War Decades Ago.

July 11, 2018

Growing Security Concerns Make the Arctic Loom Larger in Washington

June 29, 2018

The Surprising History of Historic Swahili Postcards

June 10, 2018

Therapy for Torture Victims Has Surprising Economic Benefit, Study Says

May 22, 2018

Meet the Indigenous Women Fighting for Ecuador’s Rainforest

May 18, 2018

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