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Life Expectancy Drops for Native Americans Due to COVID-19 article graphic

Life Expectancy Drops for Native Americans Due to COVID-19

Native Americans experienced disproportionately high rates of deaths from COVID-19 due to poverty, crowded housing, high rates of chronic…

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Regrow, Not Reuse: How Restoring Abandoned Farms Can Mitigate Climate Change

Around the world, hundreds of millions of acres of land are being abandoned due to what’s known as “rural outmigration,” or people…

Extreme Climate Fluctuation Drives South African Domestic Migration

Extreme Climate Fluctuation Drives South African Domestic Migration

As the climate crisis worsens, some South Africans are relocating to places with more stable climate conditions, according to a study led…

Postpartum

Antidepressant Treatment for Postpartum Depression May Be Overprescribed

In countries like the U.S. and the Netherlands, antidepressants are a commonly prescribed treatment for postpartum depression. But a new…

Polarization

People Unknowingly Group Themselves Together Online, Fueling Political Polarization Across the U.S.

As people curate their online news feeds, they may be unwillingly sorting themselves into polarized networks, according to a study led by…

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Like a Natural System, Democracy Faces Collapse as Polarization Leads to Loss of Diversity, Series of Interdisciplinary Studies Find

Much like an overexploited ecosystem, the increasingly polarized political landscape in the United States — and much of the world — is…

COVID

Native American Deaths from COVID-19 Highest Among Racial Groups

Native Americans experience substantially greater rates of COVID-19 mortality compared with other racial and ethnic groups, according to…

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Policy Interventions Could Help Farmers Economically Survive in Vulnerable Regions

In the grasslands of Nepal’s Chitwan Valley, local farmers rely on the production of rice and other grains to generate household income…

drinking water

Lead Remediation Efforts Show Promise for Safe Drinking Water in New York City Public Schools

Since the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, many states have passed legislation requiring public schools to assess and treat lead in their…

Haiti

SPIA Reacts: Haitians at the Texas Border

Thousands of Haitian migrants flocked to Del Rio, Texas, in recent weeks to attempt border crossing into the U.S. Since then, the…

COVID-19 Transmission Disparities graphic of people and covid virus

Lack of Protections in the Workplace Leave Frontline Workers of Color at High Risk for COVID-19 Exposure

Black, Latino, and Native American frontline workers are more likely to work in occupations with a higher risk of COVID-19 exposure with…

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SPIA Reacts: Taliban Takeover in Afghanistan

The Taliban stormed Kabul on Sunday, stealing control of Afghanistan from the Afghan government. Now, Afghans and Americans present in…

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Like China, Japan and the U.S. Continue to Finance Overseas Fossil Fuel Power Technologies

Stepping away from carbon-intensive power systems and investing in renewable technologies is critical to decarbonizing the global power…

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Debt Crises: Politics Determine How Developing Countries Borrow

Interest payments on bilateral official debt were frozen in some of the world’s poorest countries this year and in 2020 to alleviate the…

Life expectancy

Life Expectancy Falling for Adults Without a Bachelor’s Degree

Life expectancy in the United States dropped in 2020 due to COVID-19, but, for American adults without a college degree, an increase in…

Coast

Despite Sea-Level Rise Risks, Migration to Some Threatened Coastal Areas May Increase

In coming decades as coastal communities around the world are expected to encounter sea-level rise, the general expectation has been that…

Pesticide Companies Leverage Regulations for Financial Gains

Pesticides are present in many food products and play a central role in the production of traded agriculture, giving them global and…

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New Industrial Revolution Sparked by Technology Gives Power to Service, Retail, Wholesale Industries

The United States is experiencing a new type of industrial revolution, one in which businesses outside of manufacturing are harnessing…

Universal Approaches to Promoting Healthy Development

Princeton University and the Brookings Institution released “Universal Approaches to Promoting Healthy Development” on May 29.

Reports of Corruption Increase in Nigeria After Film and Text Campaign

‘Working Rich’ Prevail Among Today’s Top Earners

Many blame idle millionaires for the rise in income inequality, but today’s top earners are actually the “working rich,” according to a…

Fake News Shared by Very Few, But Those Over 65 More Likely to Pass on Such Stories, New Study Finds

A small percentage of Americans, less than 9 percent, shared links to so-called “fake news” sites on Facebook during the 2016…