Posts by Sophie Clearwater
Corporate Governance in the Age of Geopolitics
[ad_1] From supply chains to currency flows, geopolitical forces are rewriting the rules of corporate governance. Unsplash+ A new operating landscape is here. If there are corporate boards that have not, as of spring 2026, recognized that geopolitics and geoeconomics have entered the boardroom and are completely overhauling the interiors, they may already be costing…
Read MoreFrom Standing Ovations to Surprise DJ Sets: Inside the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s 2026 BAM Ball
[ad_1] Talib Kweli at the BAM Ball afterparty. Getty Images for BAM The Brooklyn Academy of Music has never been conventional, and the same is true of its much-anticipated spring benefit gala, the annual BAM Ball. Earlier this week, a culturally clued-in crowd convened in the cavernous Adam E. Max Gathering Space for a monochromatically…
Read MoreThis Bill Gates-Backed Fusion CEO Wants to Sell Nuclear Energy Tech to Utilities
[ad_1] Type One CEO Chris Mowry is shifting fusion from lab wins to real utility deals. Courtesy Type One Energy Fusion energy has spent decades proving it can work. Chris Mowry, an energy industry veteran with more than 30 years of experience, is focused on something harder: proving it can sell. As CEO of Type…
Read MorePhoto of the Month poll: Vote for the best viewer photo of April
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Read MoreCancer Survivors Are Living Longer but Still Have Complex Needs. That’s Why Doctors and Advocates Want Post-Treatment Care Plans
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[ad_1] Survivors have a heightened risk of developing cardiovascular disease, pain, insomnia, psychosocial distress and new cancers. Many, patient advocates say, are not receiving adequate long-term care Lola Butcher, Knowable Magazine April 29, 2026 Some cancer patients ring a bell to signal the end of their treatment and their return to normal life. But many…
Read MoreButterflies Are in Dramatic Decline Across North America. A Close Look at the Western Monarch Shows Why
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[ad_1] Pesticides, habitat loss and climate change have taken their toll on the beloved insects. But the experts working with them still find hope for their future Darren Orf April 24, 2026 Western monarch butterflies bask in the sun on a eucalyptus branch at Lighthouse Field State Beach. In December 2025, researchers placed ultralight radio…
Read MoreCamera Traps Reveal Iberian Lynxes Soaking Their Prey, a First-Ever Discovery Among Carnivores
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[ad_1] Scientists speculate that the wild cats are trying to improve hydration or ease their cubs’ transition to solid food. The finding points to resilience in one of the world’s most endangered felines Sahas Mehra April 23, 2026 A female lynx named Ulcera carries a rabbit to a water trough and dunks it on July…
Read MoreAncient Humans Mastered Fire. Now, Burning Fossil Fuels and Blazing Landscapes Threaten to ‘Undo the World’
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[ad_1] Intensifying wildfires across the continent are spewing air pollution, putting human health at risk, particularly Americans living with chronic illnesses Lorraine Boissoneault | Author, Body Weather: Notes on Chronic Illness in the Anthropocene April 16, 2026 The McDougall Creek wildfire burns in the hills of British Columbia, Canada, on August 17, 2023. Evacuation orders were…
Read MoreThe Hell Creek Formation Is North America’s Legendary Boneyard. See the Top Five Discoveries Found in the Iconic Fossil Bed
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[ad_1] From preserved plants to T. rex, the material found in these Late Cretaceous rocks has resulted in countless breakthroughs for paleontologists Riley Black | Science Correspondent April 15, 2026 Mountains in Montana’s Makoshika State Park, where some of the Hell Creek Formation lies. Zack Frank / 500px via Getty Images In 1902, professional fossil…
Read MoreWhat Lies Beyond Artemis 2? These Other Missions Are Setting Their Sights on the Moon This Year—and on a Future With Humans in Space
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[ad_1] As the historic lunar flyby comes to a close, space companies and nations around the world are also shooting for the moon. Upcoming landings aim to change the landscape of space exploration David A. Taylor April 9, 2026 From the perspective of the Orion spacecraft, seen at left, the moon eclipsed the sun on…
Read MoreHear From a Wildlife Photographer’s Dramatic Glimpse Into the Dwindling World of the Cascade Red Fox
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[ad_1] There’s More to That A Smithsonian magazine special report Gretchen Kay Stuart has chronicled the work of a small team of biologists who are trying to keep a little known and breathtakingly beautiful endangered species from disappearing Ari Daniel | Host, “There’s More to That” April 9, 2026 Illustration by Emily Lankiewicz / Images…
Read MoreEarth’s Smells Are Disappearing Because of Climate Change, and It’s a Vast Cultural Loss
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[ad_1] A triple threat of pollution, extinction and warming temperatures is altering the way the planet smells. Scientists are only beginning to understand the stakes for humans Serena Jampel April 8, 2026 More than 95 percent of the world’s bergamot oil production is concentrated in Southern Italy’s Calabria region. But harsh conditions driven by climate…
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