Independent Analysis and Reportage
Chewing betel ‘quid’ is culturally ingrained in PNG. But it is also linked to high oral cancer rates. A new project aims to improve early detection and reporting.
If we are serious about equality, appointing more women to leadership roles should be accompanied by questioning the model of leadership itself.
We should not wait for perfect certainty. It’s time to act before catastrophe.
Dodo skull scans show the famously extinct birds were no less brainy than their surviving relatives – and may have roamed at dusk and dawn.
Tourism that seeks to engage with indigenous communities often masks the enduring historical struggle of who gets to decide what a place is and who benefits from it.
Greater Philadelphia earned failing air quality grades. A new study finds higher asthma rates near industry and major roads, especially where green space is scarce.
We highlight ways to celebrate Wounaan wisdom, joy, beauty and resistance while discussing centuries of taking from Indigenous communities.
On extremely hot days and in the aftermath of storms, people tend to hole up inside. Losing festivals, traditions and gathering places can worsen that loneliness.
Clever clothing that can sense health issues are not far off, but they could prove hard to recycle or reuse.
The new Festival Lodging Rental License allows properties to be rented out for a maximum of 29 days per year.
Since college athletes were allowed to sign branding deals in 2021, the debate has continued over whether letting students make money off their names is a good thing.
You spend eight hours a night in the one room nobody ventilates. That’s bad for your sleep, and ideal for mould.