Living with wildfire: How to protect more homes as fire risk rises in a warming climate

Humans have learned to fear wildfire. It can destroy communities, torch pristine forests and choke even faraway cities with toxic smoke. Wildfire is scary for good...

Want to help Maui’s animals after the wildfires? Send cash, not kibble

Thousands of Maui’s cats, dogs and other companion animals went missing or were injured. Maui Humane Society, CC BY-ND   An estimated 3,000 pets were still...

After Lucy Letby: what are new parents entitled to expect when their newborn needs specialist care?

The facts of the Lucy Letby case are harrowing. A nurse has been convicted of murdering seven of her newborn patients and attempting to murder six...

Japan poised to discharge water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean

Japan announced its intention to commence the release of radioactive water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant on August 24th. This action initiates a strategy...

Refugees in limbo because of growing use of tool to strip permanent residency

People who arrive in Canada to claim refugee protective status are required to endure an invasive and intensive hearing process to prove their claim is genuine....

First Republican debate set to kick off without Trump – but with the potential to direct the GOP’s foreign policy stance

Most US nursing homes are understaffed, potentially compromising health care for more than a million elderly residents

More than 80% of U.S. nursing homes reported staffing shortages in early 2023. SciLine interviewed Dr. Jasmine Travers, a gerontological nurse practitioner and assistant professor of...

Cameras in the court: Why most Trump trials won’t be televised

Americans will have few opportunities to binge-watch the Donald J. Trump trials. It is unlikely the four court proceedings facing the former president will be televised...

Sweden’s NATO bid hinges on decision from Turkey

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey informed the press that the Turkish parliament, overseeing Stockholm’s actions, will be responsible for determining Sweden’s NATO membership status. A...

Israel’s democracy protests: What happens next?

The massive pro-democracy protests that shook Israel since January 2023, when its right-wing government introduced so-called “judicial reforms,” have quieted down for a while. The country’s...