The Borders Issue
Physical fences, political boundaries, mental limits, digital walls, cellular membranes...all of these things are borders of a kind. In this issue, we explore how the ends of one place and the beginnings of another impact various industries.
The dirty side of economic booms
Air pollution increases along with production and population, sending noxious cocktails of smog for neighboring nations to breathe. Scientists studying cross-border air pollutants hope to end the...
Invasive species assault U.S. waters
Non-native organisms create economic, ecological and social problems in the United States. Will new regulations, scientific findings and innovative solutions win the all-out war against these...
Expanding the borders of financial analysis
Using lessons learned from the 2008 stock-market collapse, financial firms ramp up the use of big data and high-performance computing to provide faster, more accurate information in the event of...
Meet America's 'disease detectives'
As the 'front-line troops' in the global battle against epidemics, officers in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Epidemic Intelligence Service chase germs and viruses across state...
