The global Java development ecosystem experienced significant structural changes this week following the introduction of a new OpenJDK enhancement draft alongside warnings from cybersecurity ...

Interested to learn about the Environmental and Social Framework (ESF)? The World Bank offers an online course entitled “ESF Fundamentals” aimed at environmental and social practitioners who are ...

The rule change ends a safeguard that had been in place for 50 years and could hasten the demise of imperiled animals. By Catrin Einhorn and Maxine Joselow A start-up company has permission to try its ...

Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to reduce ...

June 28, 2026 Hawaii researchers are giving old fishing nets and recycled plastic a second life by mixing them into asphalt roads. Early tests found these roads didn't release more plastic particles ...

Toxic metal(loid)s in paddy soils accumulate in rice grains, leading to human health risks from dietary metal exposure. This Perspective describes metal(loid) sources ...

Nature-based insurance combines the risk-transfer benefits of insurance with the risk-reduction benefits of nature-based solutions, unlocking critical funding for climate adaptation and conservation, ...

July 13, 2026 • The Trump administration wants to make sweeping changes to the way federal grants are awarded and managed. Massachusetts researchers, public officials and scientific societies are ...

The offshore software company is training all of its Philippine-based engineers on AI development tools through its Spartan Training Academy ...