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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 14-Jun-2026 05:15 ET (14-Jun-2026 09:15 GMT/UTC)

Combing the general and the specific for urban science and policy

Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New study highlights the need to connect research into the uniqueness of cities with research on their similarities

Journal: Nature Cities

"What if there is no one to farm? KAIST reveals a hidden risk to future food security

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

KAIST and the University of Tokyo develop an agricultural land-use model based on climate, social, and economic data

Quantitatively proving that low birth rates and rural extinction can threaten future food production

Agricultural workforce shortage emerges as a key constraint on land utilization in most regions of the world

Journal: Nature Sustainability
Funder: Ministry of Science and ICT, National Research Foundation of Korea

HKU and LSE joint study reveals global migration nearly tripled since 2000, outpacing population growth

The University of Hong Kong
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers from The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) have unveiled a transformative new dataset on human mobility, revealing that global migration has risen sharply from approximately 13 million people per year in 2000 to around 35 million in 2023. Published in the leading scientific journal Nature, the findings demonstrate that the rise in migration significantly outpaces global population growth, reflecting a true per-capita increase in human mobility.

Journal: Nature

HSBC and HKU bring the world’s largest undergraduate case competition back for a 19th year

The University of Hong Kong
Business Announcement

Twenty-four undergraduate teams, drawn from a global field of more than 12,000 students who competed in local rounds across Asia Pacific and beyond, gathered in Hong Kong from 1 to 5 June for the HSBC/HKU Asia Pacific Business Case Challenge 2026 — the largest undergraduate case competition of its kind. Now in its nineteenth edition, the Challenge concluded with the team representing The University of Sydney, Australia, named the winners of the 2026 edition, after five days of intensive analysis, debate, and live presentations before a panel of industry executives.

Low-cost mental health tool helps refugees in limbo

University of New South Wales
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research led by UNSW found a simple, community-led intervention can significantly reduce psychological distress among refugees living in prolonged uncertainty.

Journal: JMIR Mental Health
Funder: Australian Research Council, National Health and Medical Research Council

Ancient DNA study of post-Roman Europeans reveals the emergence of a complex new society

Institute for Advanced Study
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study in Science has challenged the myth that life in the Little Hungarian Plain in the Early Middle Ages was dominated by "barbarians." The results have been published by the HistoGenes project, of which Patrick Geary, Professor Emeritus in the IAS School of Historical Studies, is co-principal investigator.

Journal: Science

Would you return a favor? Scientists say it depends on the relationship

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

People generally only engage in reciprocal generosity with others of equal or unknown status, MIT researchers experimentally demonstrated. During repeated interactions between people of different social status, generosity typically flows only one way, either up or down.

Journal: Open Mind
Funder: Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative, Patrick J. McGovern Foundation

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