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Climate change gets at the long-term shifts in global weather patterns and average temperatures that have been observed over decades due to human-caused acceleration of the greenhouse effect. Scientists have warned of the profound impacts on ecosystems and communities if rapid action isn’t taken to...

High-speed transit consists of passenger rail systems operating at top speeds significantly exceeding 200 km/h (125 mph) designed to connect major cities and shuttle travelers with airliner speed minus the hassles of airport transportation. With emerging high-speed corridors expanding among sub-regions, this modernized rail travel...

Experts predict several major economic trends will shape the next decade as changing demographics, disruptive technologies and environmental pressures restructure markets and societies globally. How governments, businesses and individuals adapt now could determine everything from global financial stability to the jobs landscapes for upcoming generations.A...

Precision medicine is an emerging approach for disease treatment and prevention that takes into account individual variability in genes, environment, and lifestyle. It allows doctors and researchers to predict more accurately which treatment and prevention strategies for a particular disease will work in which groups...