Agriculture

Flooded by Problems, Farmers Need a Raft of Solutions

This spring, every now and then a photo or two of flooded farm operations in the midwestern US has caught the attention of the media and general public. But what those pictures represent hasn’t really been captured.

Burness News

A New Burness.com

Redesigning our website was one of the most challenging communications projects we’ve faced. After months of planning, creating, and refining, here’s where we landed: a Burness website that tells our story and serves people better.

Children's Health and Wellbeing

A New Tool for Calculating the Value of Lead Prevention

A new tool will help policymakers and advocates across the country calculate the cost of lead exposure and the economic benefits of three interventions.

Science

Mini Organs Blast Into Space to Improve Health on Earth

NASA has learned a lot about what happens to human health in space over the years, and it is paying off here on earth.

Global Health

For the First Time Ever, A Malaria Vaccine: A Tribute to Our Partner

April 23 was a momentous day for children in Africa. They received the world’s first malaria vaccine—the culmination of a 30-year effort.

Climate Change and Environment

One-Fourth of Humanity Needs to Read This Post

At least one-third and at the most two-thirds of the ice capping on K2, Mount Everest and other famed peaks in the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region will be gone by 2100.

Protecting Local Journalism and Our Democracy

We need journalists because without them we’re uninformed and ill-prepared to participate in our democracy. It’s simple.