Four ways the Conservatives have promised to fix housing since 2019 and what they’ve actually done
Ahead of July 4, Labour and the Conservatives have drawn up competing plans for how they aim to tackle housing...
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Khat in Kenya: why efforts to ban this popular stimulant are unlikely to work
Khat – the stimulant leaves and twigs of the plant Catha edulis – seemed to have secure legal status in...
Climate change is helping the H5N1 bird flu virus spread and evolve
The spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 among animals is unprecedented having been found on all continents...
EPA has lowered the screening level for lead in soil – here’s what that could mean for households across the US
As spring phases into summer across the U.S., kids are spending more time outdoors. Playing outside is healthy in all...
High fliers: pleasure-seeking parrots are using aromatic plants, stinky ants and alcohol
Birds have been known to seek out pungent chemicals for various reasons. Some consume fermented fruits with gusto and suffer...
Why don’t people disclose STIs to a sexual partner? Stigma has a lot to do with it
Globally, more than 1 million curable sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are contracted every day in people aged 15–49. These include chlamydia,...
Results are looking promising for a combined COVID and flu vaccine. Here’s how it could benefit public health
Earlier this week, Moderna announced positive results for its phase 3 clinical trial of a combined vaccine against COVID and influenza....
How the health of honeybee hives can inform environmental policies in Canadian cities
In recent years, there has been a notable surge in Canada and around the world in the popularity of urban...
Wastewater surveillance reveals pathogens in Detroit’s population, helping monitor and predict disease outbreaks since 2017
Wastewater surveillance hit the big time during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when officials started using this technique to...
The rare condition that causes the body to produce its own alcohol
Imagine you turn up to the hospital looking for help because you feel dizzy and can’t stop slurring your speech...
