Here’s some context missing from the Mparntwe Alice Springs ‘crime wave’ reporting
Content warning: this article contains mentions of racial discrimination against First Nations people, and themes of domestic violence. Let us...
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Twitter’s new data fees leave scientists scrambling for funding – or cutting research
Twitter is ending free access to its application programming interface, or API. An API serves as a software “middleman” allowing...
Microplastics: are plastic alternatives any safer for our health?
Plastic pollution is now pervasive in our environment, contaminating everywhere from our homes and workplaces to the planet’s deepest recesses....
The pandemic played into ageist stereotypes, but intergenerational contact and co-operation can overcome them
As the COVID-19 pandemic spread around the world, stringent public health regulations were imposed to protect vulnerable individuals, with older...
How do I improve my immunity? Expert shares tips on what to do – and what to avoid
The human immune system is arguably the most complex system in the human body. But scientists have made a lot...
Surgery risks are disproportionately high for women in Africa – new study
Improving surgical care for women in low- and middle-income countries is a global health priority. It’s also critical for sustainable...
Drinking and suicide: How alcohol use increases risks, and what can be done about it
Nearly half of us know someone who ended their life by suicide. Worldwide, 700,000 people die by suicide each year....
Guinea worm: A nasty parasite is nearly eradicated, but the push for zero cases will require patience
A painful, parasitic disease that once infected 3.5 million people per year is tantalizingly close to being eradicated. On Jan....
COVID remains a global emergency, the World Health Organization says, but we’re at a transition point. What does this mean?
As we enter the fourth year of living with COVID, we are all asking the predictable question: when will the...
People with light skin are at higher risk of skin cancer. How to reduce sun exposure
Most skin cancers are caused by too much exposure to the sun – specifically solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation or rays....
