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Illustration of a pigeon flying over farmland.

December 2021 / Science

The Pigeon Puzzle: How Do They Figure Out Their Impossibly Long Routes Home?

November 19, 2021January 2, 2022 - by Kathleen Fu

You might consider them flying rats, but their odysseys stump scientists

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A person sits using their phone on the top of a tiny house filled with plants. The shadow of the house projects outlines of factories polluting the air, dollar signs and figures of people hunched over with canes.

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Tiny Homes Won’t Fix the Housing Crisis

November 25, 2020 - by Kathleen Fu

They’re often touted as a path to affordable housing. But the scale of the problem calls for a bigger solution

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An illustration of a woman, sitting at a window inside an apartment. In front of her is a laptop with an open window that says "stay home." Outside the window is a park and a block of buildings, in which people socialize, picnic, play basketball, and talk, not bothering to maintain any physical distancing measures.

Family on the Front Lines of a Pandemic

April 7, 2020June 27, 2020 - by Kathleen Fu

Until my uncle was sent to care for patients in Wuhan, the outbreak didn’t feel real to me. If only we had all paid attention sooner

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Three people asleep in public spaces: on a park bench, in a garden, and on a curved bench.

December 2019 / Society

Solving Homelessness Starts With Access to a Safe Bed

November 12, 2019June 5, 2022 - by Kathleen Fu

Lack of sleep compounds the challenges of precarious housing

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