Even in the chaos of war, parents can be a shield. A new study finds that parental emotional support helps protect children from anxiety and distress—even when parents themselves suffer from trauma. By encouraging open conversations and validating emotions, parents create a safe space that strengthens children’s resilience in the face of conflict.

A new University of California San Diego study uncovers a hidden driver of global crop vulnerability: the origin of rainfall itself. 

Published in Nature Sustainability, the research traces atmospheric moisture back to its source—whether it evaporated from the ocean or from land surfaces such as soil, lakes and forests. When the sun heats these surfaces, water turns into vapor, rises into the atmosphere, and later falls again as rain.