New research looks at how different species have managed to cross geographic barriers throughout history and whether their individual traits played a crucial role in these journeys.
If there’s any silver lining to the aerial objects being shot down over North America over the last few days, maybe it’s that North Americans will recognize and appreciate the binational NORAD.
Two recent discoveries in Alberta and Uzbekistan have identified the top predators in those regions during the Cretaceous period. Fossils that had been in storage for years included the jawbones.
The author’s 9-year-old son will likely face about four times as many extreme events in his lifetime as older adults today. An international report explains the impacts already being felt.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is arguably the world’s best-placed agency to fight COVID-19. But it’s been cut out of the loop, and pandemic data will now go straight to the White House.
Lisa Oberlander, Paris School of Economics – École d'économie de Paris and Ximena Játiva, University of Fribourg
New research indicates that rising temperatures can push those who prefer sweets to drink more sugary beverages, not water. This has significant implications for public-health policy.
The administration’s objectives for NAFTA negotiations with Canada and Mexico, set to begin in August, will do little to help American workers, let alone create shared prosperity across the continent.
Manuel Dorion-Soulié, Graduate Institute – Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement (IHEID)
Over its history Canada has built itself through war and the memory of its wars. The country’s recent military interventions are part of a struggle to define what the country stands for.
Chercheur invité, Centre d'histoire de Sciences Po et University of Cambridge. Swiss National Fund Postdoc Fellow, Graduate Institute – Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement (IHEID)