March 2025

Empowering Communities

A love letter from NCCASA to rape crisis advocates By North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault At NCCASA, we recognize the transformative power of support services for survivors of sexual violence. Every call answered, every…




Bird Flu Threat to Global Biodiversity

By Sergio A. Lambertucci, Andrea Santangeli & Pablo I. Plaza As many wild animal populations are already under strain from habitat loss, climate change and other global change drivers, previously neglected threats such as some…


Jailing for Profit

When budgets depend on locking people up By Nazish Dholakia Across the country, more than 1,300 counties have expanded existing jails or built new ones over the last 20 years—increasing the nation’s capacity to lock…