Episodes of extreme winter weather have fueled skepticism about climate change, but scientists emphasize that short-term cold snaps do not contradict long-term global warming trends driven by rising average temperatures and Arctic amplification.
Read MoreSeven years after its passage, Local Law 97 remains central to New York City’s climate strategy, but uneven enforcement, financing gaps, and housing affordability pressures now threaten the law’s ability to meet its 2030 emissions targets.
Read MoreFrom a 1946 Disney film to modern sitcoms and children’s media, portrayals of menstruation on screen reveal shifting cultural attitudes, highlighting both progress and stigma in how menstrual health is discussed, taught, and understood.
Read MoreIn Utqiaġvik, Alaska, climate change is reshaping not only sea ice and hunting routes but the food systems, health, and cultural continuity of the Iñupiat people, raising urgent questions about sovereignty and survival in a rapidly warming Arctic.
Read MoreAn infant’s post-surgical death in Ningbo led to an official investigation, but the case has since raised broader concerns about transparency and accountability.
Read MoreIn an increasingly mobile world, who pays the psychological price of constant reinvention?
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