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Annalisa Merelli

Annalisa Merelli
Annalisa Merelli is an editor, writer, social media and communications professional
Science & Tech

The US Navy’s Next-Gen Comms System Is Frozen In the Italian Courts

After seven years and more than $7 billion, MUOS is ready to go. There’s just one problem with its Sicily station.

  • Annalisa Merelli and Benedetta Argentieri, Quartz
Science & Tech

To Survive a War, Yemenis Are Turning Fog Into Water

Yemen had a serious water shortage even before fighting intensified in 2015. Now, increasingly desperate villages are experimenting with ways to 'harvest' moisture from the air.

  • Annalisa Merelli, Quartz
Threats

How Ebola Turned Into an Epidemic

In a 90-second video, world renowned public health expert Hans Rosling explains how Ebola spread. By Annalisa Merelli

  • Annalisa Merelli, Quartz
Threats

Every State's Territorial Disputes in One Map

Unless you live in Mongolia, your country is probably on this list. By Annalisa Merelli

  • Annalisa Merelli, Quartz
Science & Tech

Can Crowdsourcing Help Find Malaysian Flight MH370?

Despite its shortcomings, crowdsourced mapping has been useful in disasters before. By Annalisa Merrelli

  • Annalisa Merelli, Quartz