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Shapiro’s executive order puts Pennsylvania data center projects under scrutiny
Gov. Josh Shapiro signed an executive order placing restrictions on the state’s review of permits related to data centers.
Tech
The greenest building is the one still standing after a disaster
A ‘green’ building has to last for its intentionally small carbon footprint to pay off. That includes surviving flood, storm or wildfire damage.
Tech
What is public interest technology? An expert on data and policy explains
Public interest technology ensures that public policies are implemented in ways that change people’s lives.
Tech
Many space missions are searching for life beyond Earth. Are we ready for the realities?
Historical events hold lessons about collaboration and competition in space that could inform how experts plan for the discovery of life beyond Earth.
World News
When the lights go out in Libya’s Cyrenaica
How the electricity crisis in eastern Libya became a water crisis that revived an older argument about power, resources and regional inequality in the…
Climate
Climate change parches Puerto Rico and Jamaica in rare early wet season drought
A severe drought that has parched the Caribbean since May 2026 was fueled by human-induced climate change, according to a recent study.
Asia Pacific
Nepal floods disrupt pilgrimage to the sacred Mount Kailash
It holds religious significance for Hindus, Tibetan Buddhists and Jains
Africa
Nigeria’s Dambe is evolving. Its communities should not be left behind
If decisions about the future of Dambe are made without meaningful participation from its communities, there is a risk that the sport's cultural context…
World News
Indigenous rangers pull killer ‘ghost nets’ from Australia’s northern coast
On a remote beach on Groote Eylandt, a large island in Australia’s Gulf of Carpentaria, Kirsten Eden and her colleagues found a fishing net…
World News
Coastal Texas and Louisiana warned of potential hurricane in Hawaii
Hurricane Karina strengthened Monday into a powerful Category 4 storm