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Saying ‘cheers’ to the lasting goodwill from hosting overseas fans? Martin Rickett/PA Images via Getty Images

Now that the World Cup is over, can host cities turn their investment into a lasting social impact?

Studies suggest that, played right, hosting large sporting events can pay lasting noneconomic dividends. But it needs sustained effort.
In the days immediately following the earthquakes, neighbors came together to search for survivors. picture alliance/picture alliance via Getty Images

Earthquakes in Venezuela expose a severely under‑resourced and unprepared healthcare system

Two physicians discuss the ongoing earthquake relief efforts in their home country of Venezuela and explain what the healthcare system was like before the disaster.
High-speed passenger trains like Florida’s Brightline travel through dense neighborhoods, increasing the likelihood of accidents involving pedestrians. Brynn Anderson/Associated Press

South Florida’s Brightline has highlighted an old problem – every year for the past decade, 900 pedestrians were killed by trains

Railway safety has vastly improved for motor vehicles, but reducing the risk of collisions with pedestrians is much trickier.
Most people in the U.S. get their vitamin D from sun exposure. Stockbyte/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Vitamin D builds your bones and keeps your gut sealed, among many other essential functions − but many children are deficient

Because vitamin D plays a crucial role in many aspects of health and growth, inadequate levels can put children at risk of developing chronic disease early on.
Rescue workers search debris for victims of the Labor Day hurricane of 1935, a Category 5 storm that devastated parts of the Florida Keys. Bettman/Getty Images

Hemingway, after the hurricane

In 1935, a hurricane devastated the Florida Keys, killing over 400 people, many of them World War I veterans. Ernest Hemingway joined the relief efforts – and became enraged at government inaction.
The cut flowers could pay for themselves and even turn a profit. Margi Rentis

Flowers grown floating on polluted waterways can help clean up nutrient runoff and turn a profit

Phosphorus and nitrogen contribute to water pollution and cause harmful algal blooms. New research shows how mats of floating flower beds can take advantage of these nutrients while cleaning the water.
Canals carry PFAS into Miami’s Biscayne Bay. Art Wager/E+ via Getty Images

PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ are getting into ocean ecosystems, where dolphins, fish and manatees dine – we traced their origins

Scientists found PFAS hot spots in Miami’s Biscayne Bay where the chemicals are entering coastal waters and reaching the ocean. Water samples point to some specific sources.

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