Recent Canadian studies have revealed significant health risks associated with cannabis use disorder, indicating a heightened risk of death and increased instances of psychosis. The studies, which are the largest to date…
Using data from over 10,000 herbarium specimens, Smithsonian scientists uncover the urgent conservation needs of the plants, which are critical to tropical ecosystems Ella JeffriesMarch 7, 2025 Heliconias planted as…
Archaeologists have discovered a collection of prehistoric animal bones in Tanzania that suggests early humans figured out how to transfer tool-making techniques “from stone to bone” 1.5 million years ago…
Museum officials say they are voluntarily repatriating the object after learning that it had been stolen from Guita Bahi in the Kathmandu Valley Sarah KutaMarch 18, 2025 1:45 p.m. The…
Ocean warming and thus thermal expansion played a major role in last year’s increase Margherita BassiMarch 18, 2025 10:10 a.m. A NASA image of Florida in 1992. Coastal communities are…
In an increasingly urbanized world, the detrimental health effects of noise pollution are becoming a pressing public health concern. Research indicates that chronic exposure to noise can lead to serious…
On 16 March 1974, a group of feminist activists claimed squatters' rights to establish the Elsie Women's Refuge in Glebe NSW - the first women's refuge in Australia. https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8912373/opinion-healing-australia-supporting-children-of-violence
On 4 March 2025, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Alice Edwards, presented her latest thematic report on hostage-taking as…
In Kenya, trafficking in persons is prevalent, and trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation is one of the most common forms. And while Kenya has enacted the Counter-Trafficking in…
Located in Ostia Antica, the mikvah dates to the late fourth or early fifth century C.E. Researchers say it’s the earliest discovery of its kind outside the Middle East Eli…