Journalism

2026

The Transmitter, Is There a Neuroscientist in the House?

Meet Sam Wang, the neuroscientist running for Congress.

ESG Dive, EU companies pursue sustainability reporting despite CSRD rollbacks: report

Reporting, while no longer mandatory for some companies, has already become integrated with financial strategy and risk management, findings from a recent survey suggest.

The Transmitter, Bringing African Ancestry into Cellular Neuroscience

Two independent teams in Africa are developing stem cell lines and organoids from local populations to explore neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative conditions.

2025

The Transmitter, Snoozing dragons stir up ancient evidence of sleep’s dual nature

Deep-sleep cycling between brain waves of higher and lower amplitude dates far back on the evolutionary tree, according to a new comparative study of mammals and reptiles.

ESG Dive: US sustainable investing hangs on against strong headwinds: report

Sustainable assets rose slightly in 2025 — though its market share shrank — and most asset managers expect to increase sustainable investments next year.

TimeOut: The World’s Coolest Streets—Tangier

The Transmitter, Going against the gut: Q&A with Kevin Mitchell on the autism-microbiome theory

A new review of 15 years of studies on the connection between the microbiome and autism reveals widespread statistical and conceptual errors.

The Transmitter, Nonhuman primate research to lose federal funding at major European facility

The Dutch Senate has ordered the Biomedical Primate Research Centre in the Netherlands to shift its funding away from primate experiments by 2030.

ESG Dive: Climate-related financial risk to more than triple by 2050: report

An analysis of eight G20 countries predicted that financial risk due to climate-related disasters will rise from $7.8 trillion in GDP to $28.3 trillion by midcentury.

The Transmitter, First Pan-African neuroscience journal gets ready to launch

With lower-than-average article processing fees, and issues dedicated to topics important to the continent, the journal hopes to give African neuroscience research much-needed international visibility.

ESG Dive: ‘Carbon neutral’ Apple Watch not actually carbon neutral, says German court

The court’s decision rested on the short-term nature of the reforestation projects Apple said it used to offset the product’s emissions.

The Transmitter, Microglia nurture young neurons

The immune cells secrete a growth factor that “sets the supply of GABAergic interneurons in the developing brain.”

ESG Dive: Mexico’s avocado industry pledges deforestation-free exports by 2026

The move comes after investigations found illegal deforestation and water sourcing, along with violent coercion, in Mexico’s avocado region.

ESG Dive: Increased production, polyester use causing fashion industry’s emissions to rise: report

The apparel sector’s greenhouse gas emissions increased to 944 million metric tons in 2023, up by 7.5% compared to 2022, according to the Apparel Impact Institute.

ESG Dive: US states have passed 11 anti-ESG bills in 2025 so far: report

A total of 106 bills opposing ESG were introduced in state legislatures this year, but few were passed, according to a report from Pleiades Strategy.

ESG Dive: Renewable energy projects facing increased litigation: BHRRC

The “growing wave” of lawsuits raises alarms that ignoring human rights could slow down the energy transition, according to the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre.

Business Insider: When I moved from NYC to Spain, I asked 2 strangers twice my age to be my biking buddies. We formed an unexpected, lasting friendship.

The Transmitter, Cell ‘antennae’ link autism, congenital heart disease

Variants in genes tied to both conditions derail the formation of cilia, the tiny hair-like structure found on almost every cell in the body, a new study finds.

The Transmitter, Sounding the alarm on pseudoreplication: Q&A with Constantinos Eleftheriou and Peter Kind

Most studies of neurological disorders in mice erroneously treat multiple samples from a single animal as independent replicates, according to a new analysis. But scientists and journals can take steps to curb this practice.

The Transmitter, ‘Understudied secret’ in brain dampens nicotine drive in mice

The interpeduncular nucleus produces an aversion to nicotine, even at low doses, and helps moderate how rewarding mice find the drug.

The Transmitter, Sharing Africa’s brain data: Q&A with Amadi Ihunwo

These data are “virtually mandatory” to advance neuroscience, says Ihunwo, a co-investigator of the Brain Research International Data Governance & Exchange (BRIDGE) initiative, which seeks to develop a global framework for sharing, using and protecting neuroscience data.

The Transmitter, Unexpected astrocyte gene flips image of brain’s ‘stalwart sentinels’

The genetic marker upends the accepted orientation of non-star-like astrocytes in the glia limitans superficialis.

2024

Time Out, The Coolest Neighbourhoods in the World

The Transmitter, The Case for Defining Theory of Mind

Fashion Dive: How to Prepare for the EU’s Digital Product Passport Law

The Transmitter, A Genetics-First Clinic for Catching Developmental Conditions Early

Reader’s Digest: I was addicted to my phone. Here’s how I got over it.

Fashion Dive: 2 major EU sustainability and human rights regulations signed into law

Fashion Dive: Adaptive fashion’s inclusivity problem

Fashion Dive: Study questions reports of clothing waste in Ghana

The Transmitter: Cocaine, morphine commandeer neurons normally activated by food, water in mice