Africa
Africa’s Green Revolution falls short of its promise
Twenty years after Agra was launched to transform African agriculture, a new assessment questions whether the Green Revolution model delivered the productivity and food…
Tech
Tim Cook steps down as Apple CEO, John Ternus takes over
Tim Cook steps down as Apple CEO after 15 years
Investigations
Scientists build malaria alert system with mining data in Amazon
A 1% increase in illegal mining led to a 24% spike in malaria cases among the Yanomami, prompting a new data-driven defense.
Africa
Namibia set to dredge phosphate from seabed
Namibia has granted an environmental clearance to a controversial marine phosphate extraction project.
US News
US strikes weaken Iran’s threat to Gulf shipping as naval strain grows
The large American military presence protecting the waterway could pose longer-term strain on the US Navy.
Climate
In Ecuador’s Intag Valley, communities build their own micro-hydropower plant
19 families from four communities are developing a 300-kilowatt (kW) run-of-river hydropower plan
US News
Can President Trump legally use donations to build the White House Ballroom?
Uncle Sam may receive charitable gifts, but that doesn’t give presidents free rein on how to spend those funds.
US News
Students at Colorado State teach their community to manage complex problems
Research shows people tend to prefer simple stories and ideas that match what they already believe