There is a growing recognition that responding to climate change necessitates urban
adaptation. We sketch a transdisciplinary research effort, arguing that actionable research …

In the centuries following Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage to the Americas,
transoceanic travel opened unprecedented pathways in global pathogen circulation. Yet no …

Humans have made profound changes to the Earth. The resulting societal challenges of the
Anthropocene (eg, climate change and impacts, renewable energy, adaptive infrastructure …

This paper examines the political economy of epidemic disease. First, it outlines the
incentive and information problems facing policymakers in responding to a new epidemic …

What are the roles of governments and other actors in solving, or alleviating, collective
action problems in today's world? The traditional conceptual frameworks of public …

Smallpox, caused by the variola virus (VARV), is prominent in modern histories of the
ancient Mediterranean world. The disease, or the diagnosis of it, has shaped estimations of …

We thank the reader for their provocative response to our work (1, 2). However, the core
premise that our findings are “in conflict with some compelling historical evidence” …

This Element follows the development of humans in constantly changing climates and
environments from Homo erectus 1.9 million years ago, to fully modern humans who moved …

This paper investigates neighbourhood characteristics related to an individual's likelihood of
getting the first COVID-19 vaccination and implementing official recommendations for the …

The research presented in the article tests quantitatively the existing hypothesis from the
academic debate that the Greco-Roman cult of Asclepius was more popular in the times of …