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What happens when a coral reef dies? An expert explains (WEF)

Sam Purkis - Marine Sciences Professor, Miami University The world has lost 30% to 50% of its reefs in the last 40 years. Scientists...

Glaciers, sea levels and climate change: What mass-melting means (WEF)

Peter Ruegg - Writer, ETH Zurich A new study on global glacier retreat shows that glaciers have quickly lost thickness and mass over the...

Our homes are full of harmful microplastics. Here’s how to minimize the risk (WEF)

Mark Patrick Taylor - Professor of Environmental Science and Human Health, Macquarie University Scott P. Wilson - Senior Lecturer, Macquarie University Neda Sharifi Soltani - Academic...

Digital contact tracing apps help slow COVID-19. Here’s how to increase trust (WEF)

Danbee Back - Researcher, KAIST-Korea Policy Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Cornelius Kalenzi - Postdoctoral Researcher, KAIST-Korea Policy Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Moonjung...

USA – 34% of America’s small businesses are still closed due to COVID-19. Here’s why it matters (WEF)

Iman Ghosh - Author, Visual Capitalist 99.9% of all businesses in the U.S. qualify as small businesses, collectively employing 47.3% of the nation’s private...

This is what is needed to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (WEF)

Abdelhak Senhadji - Writer, International Monetary Fund Alexander Tieman - Deputy Division Chief, International Monetary Fund The economic impact of COVID-19 may have pushed 100...

How technology transformation can drive climate change action (WEF)

Ellen Jackowski - Chief Sustainability and Social Impact Officer, HP Technology has been an essential means of staying connected throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. As...

International cooperation and the era of digital currency growth (WEF)

Ashley Lannquist, Mai Santamaria There has been a shift toward digital payments during the COVID-19 pandemic. There is increasing attention to and development of...

How technology can help unbanked access e-commerce (WEF)

Kirill Evstratov The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the global trend away from cash towards digital payments. Worldwide, 1.7 billion adults do not have access...

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