China's strategic deployment of space infrastructure across Africa reveals how technological 'gifts' can embed particular governance models and dependency relationships that shape continental development trajectories for generations.
New research reveals elevated cancer mortality near U.S. nuclear plants, forcing uncomfortable questions about who bears the health costs of our clean energy transitions. Read the original article
Behind sleek rockets and smart satellites lies a reality of zoning maps, lease packets, and regulatory filings—revealing how terrestrial legal frameworks are being stretched to govern extraterrestrial activities. Read the original article
A framework reveals nitrogen's cascading effects across 11 of 17 SDGs, exposing how invisible biogeochemical flows determine infrastructure performance across water, food, and health systems. Read the original article
System dynamics modeling reveals how today's AI infrastructure deployment patterns could lock in socioeconomic stratification for decades, demanding new approaches to anticipatory governance. Read the original article