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Sandra Sanchez, a Honduran woman and asylum seeker, preparing lunch for her daughter.

Social Justice

The Real Intention Behind the Recent ICE Raids Is Intimidation

While only 35 arrests were reported during the most recent, multi-city raids, the campaigns have caused widespread fear and tangible impacts on the daily routines of immigrant families.

Sarah Holder

A dam breached in India's western Maharashtra state on July 3rd, 2019.

Environment

The Largest Dam Ever Built in India Could Cause More Harm Than Good

The government-backed project is aimed at preventing flooding in downstream areas but the possible environmental impact on local communities could outweigh the dam's benefits.

Mayank Aggarwal

Mark Zuckerberg is escorted through the United States capitol.

Social Justice

Facebook’s Privacy Parole Officer Faces an Immense Regulatory Task

Along with a multiple-billion dollar fine, Facebook is required to have an "outside assessor"–a sort of privacy cop–to monitor violations of users' privacy, the targeted spread of harmful content, and instances of collecting far more data than is warranted.

Bhaskar Chakravorti

Dasha the tiger cools off in her pool at the zoo in Duisburg, Germany, during the recent European heatwave.

Environment

Investigating the Development of the Modern-Day Zoo

Zoo scholar Natascha Meuser reflects on the connection between zoo architecture and the natural environment, the balance between science and slick branding, and the zoo building's hybrid role as a prison, theater, and museum.

Taylor Moore

A victorian crowned pigeon, a species native to Papua New Guinea.

Environment

Papua New Guinea’s Road Expansion Plan Would Escalate Deforestation

In a new paper, a team of scientists cautions that plans to add more than 3,700 miles of roads in the next few years could seriously endanger biological wealth.

John C. Cannon

The streets of Galveston, Texas flooded by rain from Hurricane Harvey.

Environment

What Can Texas Learn From the Netherlands About Flood Prevention?

A worst-case scenario hurricane could threaten large swaths of southern Texas. Flood experts from the Netherlands are attempting to mitigate the damage.

Kiah Collier

Asylum seekers in the U.S. are overflowing shelters in Mexico waiting for their claims to be processed.

Social Justice

Legal Asylum Seekers Are Punished by Trump’s Newest Immigration Policy

By choosing to follow migration rules and wait for months at a time, legal asylum seekers will now be subjected to a rule that renders most of them ineligible for migration.

Dara Lind

Jean De Lafayette Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois.

Education

Remembering the Legislation That Kept Northern Schools Segregated

The Milliken v. Bradley ruling sanctioned a form of segregation that has allowed suburbs to escape being included in court-ordered desegregation and busing plans with nearby cities.

Jon Hale

Social Justice

Investigating Sneezes Can Reveal How Different Pathogens Spread

For over 80 years, our understanding of the spread of airborne illness hasn't changed, but one researcher is working to redefine how we think about sneeze transmission.

Josh Peters

Environment

The Argument for Protecting Wild Foods

"Wild foods," or wild edible species, provide important nutrients for millions of people worldwide, but they were left out of a recent report on creating sustainable food systems.

Sarah Sax