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Hurricane Sandy hit New York and its suburbs in 2012 as shown by imagery from Nasa’s GOES-13. Robert Simmon with data courtesy of NASA/NOAA GOES Project Science team

Can AI help coastal cities prepare for rising seas and extreme events?

Extreme storm surges can be predicted much faster with high accuracy thanks to a new AI model that helps researchers and practitioners improve coastal flood risk assessment and adaptation planning.
Purpose-driven leadership is a management approach to strategifying work and people management that operates at four different levels: cognitive, emotional, relational and material. Achmad_Khoeron/Shutterstock

Chief Purpose Officers: A leadership solution or another management fad?

Make way for the Chief Purpose Officer - a corporate compass for keeping firms’ strategy in line with their purpose statements, but can they genuinely change organizations for the better?
Global health efforts are vital for effective pandemic governance and preparedness. Looking back to the not so distant past, across the world emergency responses to Covid-19 wildly differed – particularly in the Global South. Hunthomas/Shutterstock

Ebola, hantavirus… how eroding global health cooperation could threaten worse crises ahead

Global health funding cracks do not bode well for pandemic governance as recent disease outbreaks are reminding us. What does this mean for developing countries and how do they cope with health emergencies?
Social housing projects in Barcelona, Spain, which has sought EU funding to build public low-rent accommodation faster and cheaper amid ongoing protests over soaring rents and high home prices. CSP/Shutterstock

Europe needs 10 million homes and net‑zero buildings by 2040. Here are four ways it could happen

The housing shortage is a major concern for many EU citizens. A foresight study by more than 30 experts examines four ways affordable, low-carbon homes could emerge by 2040.
Beyond the change: what are the cardiovascular risks women face during menopause? When periods stop, oestrogen levels drop. This is problematic because the female sex hormone protects the heart by helping to control cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of fat building up in the arteries. SewCreamStudio/Shutterstock

Beyond hot flushes: what menopause can do to your heart – and why it matters

Heart disease isn’t just a “man’s problem”. Men and women’s bodies handle fats differently in midlife. What are the cardiovascular risk factors and is hormone therapy good for heart health?
A spiny toad, a European robin and a free-tail bat from Réunion were the focus of recent research on the impact of street lighting on wildlife. Wirestock Creators/Shutterstock, Smutan/Shutterstock, Chasseur_de_licorne/INaturalist

How does street lighting impact wildlife and when should we turn off the lights?

For biodiversity, it’s not just about switching off street lighting, it’s about knowing when and where to turn the lights off.

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