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In the High Himalayas, Sherpa Women Bear the Disproportionate Effects of Climate Change
“We used to have 20 oxen and two cows, but these days we have a single cow as we have no time to look after it.”

Kushal Pokharel
Jan 21, 20235 min read


"Official Negligence": Floods in Nigeria Threaten Millions, Quarter of Country's GDP
Nearly 16 million people in Nigeria, 4.2 million of them urban, are currently exposed to 1-in-100-year flood threats.

Samuel Ajala
Oct 21, 20227 min read


Perspective: What's the Point of Diversity in STEM Without Inclusion?
It is one thing to be physically in a space, but it is another to feel like I belong.

Lauren Neal
Oct 6, 20228 min read


Cross-Pollinating for the Collective
For many Indigenous communities across Central and South America, the study of stingless bees is integral to their culture.

Carolyn Bernhardt
Aug 9, 202213 min read


Perspective: Two Years of COVID and Counting, Medicine Still Does Not Value Black Lives
When we throw up the white flag with our approach to COVID, we are simply saying that racism is a public health crisis but we don’t care.

Naa Asheley Ashitey
Jul 22, 20227 min read


Perspective: Saving Sapelo Island's Legacy from Sinking
But it is necessary to put research into context to understand how past events are shaping the island’s future – land, life, and people.

Jess Turner
Jul 16, 20224 min read


Daunting Work at the Third Pole
As I struggled to find words, Magar was gone — for he was more worried about his bread than my climate change lecture.

Saugat Bolakhe
Jun 7, 20227 min read


有時,往前進的方法是回到原點
我開始在歷史上排擠像我這樣背景之少數族裔的空間中佔有一席之位,但它卻變成一個我無法自由表達自己的空間,因為我不得不改變我的穿著和說話方式,且有很長一段時間我不使用西班牙語,導致有時我甚至很難與家人溝通時找到並用對詞彙。

Luisirene Hernandez
May 24, 20226 min read


Pourquoi combattre le réchauffement climatique nécessite aussi de combattre la misogynoir
Les femmes noires ont en même temps le « malheur » d’être des femmes et de ne pas assez l’être parce qu’elles sont noires.

Cara Doumbe Kingue
May 17, 20228 min read


Perspective: Fighting Climate Change Is Also About Fighting Misogynoir
If Black women have some of the keys to tackling this crisis, then we need to make sure that they are rightfully considered in society.

Cara Doumbe Kingue
May 17, 20227 min read
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