Weather
The Ukraine War Is an Environmental Catastrophe with Global Consequences
When it’s time to rebuild, we must prioritize more sustainable and resilient infrastructure in Ukraine
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Ethics
Amid War in Ukraine, Open-Source Intelligence Investigators Need Better Ethics
Much of the open-source intelligence (OSINT) community ignores ethical questions and the safety risks of reporting discoveries from the war in Ukraine
Agriculture
More than a Quarter of a Billion People Went Hungry in 2022
The number of people facing acute food insecurity shot up for the fourth year in a row in 2022
Defense
Drone-on-Drone Combat in Ukraine Marks a New Era of Aerial Warfare
Antidrone technology is combatting “flying IEDs” in the air over Ukraine—with implications beyond the war with Russia
Pollution
Nord Stream Pipeline Blasts Stirred Up Toxic Sediment
The Nord Stream pipeline explosions happened in a dumping ground for chemical warfare, but other contaminants proved most toxic to marine life
Animals
What Chernobyl’s Stray Dogs Could Teach Us about Radiation
A multiyear project studying stray dogs around Chernobyl aims to uncover the health effects of chronic radiation exposure
Renewable Energy
Ukrainians Shift to Renewable Power for Energy Security amid War
Russia’s war in Ukraine has caused widespread power cuts, spurring a rise in demand for residential solar power units
Pollution
The Environmental Disasters Now Threatening Ukraine
Ukraine’s former environment minister explains the Russian invasion’s dangerous impact on water and nuclear safety
Climate Change
U.S. Retreats from Pledge to End Gas Investments
The energy crisis caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine is testing Western leaders’ promises to phase out natural gas financing abroad
Space Exploration
Europe Cancels Joint Moon Missions with Russia
Russia will move forward with lunar exploration without its European partners
Toxicology
Will Russia Use Chemical Weapons in Ukraine? Researchers Evaluate the Risks
Analysts explain why some fear that the Russian military will use chemical weapons—and how the world would know if it did
Artificial Intelligence
AI-Influenced Weapons Need Better Regulation
The weapons are error-prone and could hit the wrong targets
Epidemiology
How the War in Ukraine Is Causing Indirect Deaths
Crowded shelters and destroyed health care facilities will likely exacerbate Â鶹´«Ã½AV, TB and other diseases
Computing
Russian Misinformation Seeks to Confound, Not Convince
Rather than take a side, these campaigns create decision paralysis that leads to inaction
Fossil Fuels
The U.S. and Europe Are Looking for a Path to Cut Russian Fuel
“Our climate goals may well be another victim of Russia’s aggression,” says Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency
Energy
How Ukraine Unplugged from Russia and Joined Europe’s Power Grid with Unprecedented Speed
Engineers achieved “a year’s work in two weeks” to safely do so
Defense
How Many Nuclear Weapons Exist, and Who Has Them?
Nuclear states admit to owning about 13,000 warheads, but the real number could be higher
Defense
Where Is Russia’s Cyberwar? Researchers Decipher Its Strategy
When Russia invaded Ukraine, many analysts expected an unprecedented level of cyberattacks—which so far haven’t materialized
Sociology
How Do We End Wars? A Peace Researcher Puts Forward Some Innovative Approaches
Young people and women need to be more involved in a continual process of averting armed conflict
Defense
How Bellingcat Investigators Verified the Brutal Use of Cluster Munitions in Ukraine
Researchers at the investigative collective scour the Internet to expose possible war crimes
