Opinion

By Mehra Balsara, Antoinette Ludwig, Catherine Cullingham, and Marc Avramov As a dead crow tested positive for West Nile virus in Ontario this week, Canadians may be wondering: just how… …

By Toby Mündel and Samuel Penna Wanner The most watched sporting event in the world kicks off on June 11 co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States. With 2026… …

By Rebecca Kaarina Saari Across the world, air pollution is associated with more early deaths than any other environmental exposure, raising risks of dying from lung cancer, respiratory infection, heart… …

By Nick Turner, A. Wren Montgomery, Erica Carleton, and Serra Al-Katib When work gets stressful, the standard advice is familiar: exercise more, eat better, sleep more and cut back on… …

By Benoit Barbeau The MV Hondius cruise ship, where a hantavirus outbreak began that killed three passengers and infected at least five others, left Cape Verde on May 6. It… …

By Morgan Valley and Lorann Stallones Six people, including one teenager, died at a dairy farm in Keenesburg, Colorado, 35 miles northeast of Denver, on Aug. 20, 2025. Four of …

By Alejandro J. Almenar Arasanz, and Marta Diarte Oliva For years, we’ve been told that “sitting is the new smoking”. It’s a catchy phrase that seems to sum up a… …

By Nick Dunn In the novel When There Are Wolves Again by E.J. Swift, the Chernobyl disaster and its legacy is extrapolated to a near future where natural habitats are …

By Brian Oliver and Peter J. Irga The fire at a major oil refinery in the Victorian city of Geelong has now reportedly been extinguished. But with thick smoke from… …