While Chinese authorities have been destroying banknotes that have potentially come into contact with the coronavirus, Western countries remain woefully behind not just in their response to the pandemic
detailsSimmering restlessness could transform into unrest driven by the poor, who are prepared to fight for their survival
detailsThe case for a coordinated and synchronized global fiscal stimulus is becoming stronger by the hour.
detailsFor the first time in living history, the headlines after a major presidential primary night weren’t focused on the election.
detailsIrans political and economic isolation has not stopped COVID-19—but sanctions are threatening to turn an outbreak into a catastrophe.
detailsNow that the coronavirus has gone global, markets are swooning and the weaknesses of national health systems are being revealed. Like the slower-moving crisis of antimicrobial resistance, the pandemic should alert governments to the need for significantly
detailsReshaping institutions and funding can help save lives.
detailsAs the coronavirus continues to spread, the public must rely on international cooperation among governments to fight the disease effectively. But mounting pressures on political leaders risk pushing them toward more nationalistic short-term measures that
detailsA Spanish scientist records all his activities so he can learn how to live more effectively. But what do you gain from forensically tracking every part of your day?
detailsOne study suggests in low income areas, males have poorer mental health than women.
detailsCoffee was once a little-known delicacy used to aid religious rituals.
detailsAre eggs helpful to our health… or a cause of heart disease? BBC Future examines the evidence.
detailsRapid advances in biotechnology demand additional regulations to keep experiments safe, control the spread of potentially dangerous knowledge
detailsAre we really more stressed than ever before? In an essay based on her recent book Stress-Proof?
detailsAfter waking up with a searing pain that radiates down to my shoulders, I hunt for the culprit.
detailsOur diets are becoming less healthy, and global food production is increasingly unsustainable. A new report suggests that the planet can sustainably provide a healthy diet for ten billion people in the future...
detailsTuberculosis was one of the worlds greatest preoccupations. Consumption, as it was known, killed indiscriminately
detailsMost cardiovascular risk calculators use some combination of these parameters to identify patients risks
detailsA high-carb diet, and the attendant high blood sugar, are associated with cognitive decline.
detailsOver time, leaders lose mental capacities most notably for reading other people that were essential to their rise
detailsWhy the world must find an antidote to the deadly menace of lead acid batteries
detailsIncreases in the unemployment rate were associated with additional cancer deaths except in countries with universal health care
detailsWars and terrorism are stressful. The traumatised have nowhere to turn
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