Opinion

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… …

By Timothy Naimi Lately, there has been a lot of news about declining alcohol sales in North America, and speculation as to why that might be. As director of the …

By Andres Fielbaum Picture this: you’re competing in a time-trial cycling race along a route that’s not known in advance. Instead of following a marked course, you receive instructions via… …

By Merling Phaswana and Philippe Gradidge South Africa is facing an alarming increase in non-communicable diseases and related mortality. According to Statistics South Africa, deaths due to non-communicable diseases such …

By Beth Schinoff and Elana Feldman Your back pain gets worse as you sit through a long meeting. Your wrist pain flares when you’re typing furiously to meet a tight …