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An Alaskan Village Cut Off From Its Own Firewood
By Mollie Busby On March 27, [2026], cutting firewood to heat my home became illegal. Not because of anything my husband, Sean, or I...
Great apes were using touch to reassure and keep the peace six million years before humans evolved – new research
During an eight-month-long research trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia, we studied consolation: the way bonobos and chimpanzees comfort...
Six years on, why lobbying success for COVID victims’ association in Italy over pandemic mismanagement matters
IN BRIEFClick here for the key takeaways In France notably, during the 1990s, association-led action in the context of the HIV pandemic resulted...
An emerging Iran-Pakistan ‘Axis of Sympathy’ is reshaping southwest Asia’s power structures
Earlier this month, the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was buried in his hometown of Mashhad after a four-day ceremony. Many...
Next Generation 911
By Shellie Troy When we think of 911 we think of the caring, heroic emergency responders in Police, Fire, Ambulance, and Search and...
Why the Modern World Feels Like a Scripted Performance
By Joe Mandigo Many people today move through their daily lives with a nagging, persistent sense of unreality. Events feel overacted, headlines seem...
Death of the Oshawa Ribfest
The Bureaucratic Starvation of Local Culture By Robert Paterson The sudden cancellation of the Oshawa Rotary Ribfest after 25 years isn’t just a...
Why Odysseus couldn’t just say: ‘I’m home’
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. Ten years at Troy. Ten more lost at sea. When Odysseus finally reaches...
It’s not just business: why emotions are central to workplace management
UNIKYLUCKK/Shutterstock Published: July 22, 2026 6:01am EDT “It’s not personal, it’s strictly business.” This line, which echoes throughout Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 gangster...
People in the UK favour harsher punishment than Norwegians – belief in free will may help explain why
Ongoing problems in the criminal justice system in England and Wales, from overcrowding in prisons to court backlogs, have raised fundamental questions about...
