ARGUMENT: Climate migrationPolicy Approaches to Climate Migration: Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean Published 11 November 2020 As climate change has gained more attention and governments have developed policies to reduce carbon emissions and manage increasing environmental risks, climate migration—the movement of people primarily due to changes in the environment that result from climate

Food securityNuclear War could Take a Big Bite Out of the World’s Seafood Published 11 November 2020 A new study reveals the damage that a nuclear war might take on wild-caught seafood around the world, from salmon and tuna to the shrimp in shrimp cocktails. The aftermath of such a conflict could put a major

Our picksPolitics of Terrorism in Europe | How AI Can Help Save Forests | Russian Spy’s Exploits, and more Published 11 November 2020 ·  Coronavirus: Anti-Vaxxers Seek to Discredit Pfizer’s Vaccine ·  Man Behind 2018 Toronto Van Attack Pleads ‘Not Criminally Responsible’ ·  The Politics of Terrorism in a Combustible Europe ·  Russian Superspy Posing as an Artist

TerrorismEU to Increase Cooperation after Terrorism Summit in Paris Published 10 November 2020 EU leaders say they want to increase cooperation among member states in the fight against terror, with common databases and greater information exchange. The plan follows deadly terror attacks in France and Austria. French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said there would be

VaccinesPfizer’s Ultra-Cold Vaccine Could Be Difficult to Distribute By Michael Head Published 10 November 2020 The excitement that greeted the news of a vaccine candidate that may be highly effective against COVID-19 was indeed something to behold. One complicating factor will be the maintenance of the cold chain. Vaccines are fragile products: they need to

EpidemicsMore Economic Worries Lead to Less Caution about COVID-19 Published 10 November 2020 Workers experiencing job and financial insecurity are less likely to follow the CDC’s guidelines for COVID-19, such as physical distancing, limiting trips from home and washing hands. The researchers also found that state unemployment benefits and COVID-19 policies affected the connection between

VisasForeign Students Look Forward to Visa Stability By Madeline Joung Published 10 November 2020 International students in the U.S. whose studies and immigration status have undergone changes during President Donald Trump’s administration say they hope their stays will stabilize with President-elect Joe Biden. International students in the U.S. whose studies and immigration status have undergone changes

CybersecurityNew Tool Detects Unsafe Security Practices in Android Apps Published 10 November 2020 Computer scientists have shown for the first time that it is possible to analyze how thousands of Android apps use cryptography without needing to have the apps’ actual codes. Open-source CRYLOGGER is the first tool that detects cryptographic misuses by running the

Knife attacksNew Body Armor Offers Better Knife Protection Published 10 November 2020 The number of knife attacks in Britain has increased over the past few years, while police officers and correctional personnel must contend with an increasing threat from makeshift weapons, such as shanks and spikes. PPSS Group the other day announced a replacement for

Our picksTighter Spyware Export Controls | Cyberattacking Hospitals | Post-Trump Qanon, and more Published 10 November 2020 ·  QAnon Is Winning ·  “My Faith Is Shaken”: The QAnon Conspiracy Theory Faces a Post-Trump Identity Crisis ·  Militant Islamists “Behead More than 50” in Mozambique ·  We’ve Tracked Extremist Content on Facebook for Years: It Doesn’t Get Removed for Long