The province of Ontario has increased its minimum wage to $16.55 per hour — unless workers are students under the age of 18, in which case...
The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in a new era of digital connection: In the absence of in-person gatherings, many people instead found themselves face-to-face with their co-workers...
The Republican Party in the United States has moved farther right in recent years. And as it’s done so, you would think racialized Americans might be...
When sea ice melts, polar bears must move onto land for several months without access to food. This fasting period is challenging for all bears, but...
When you have a new baby, it can feel as though there are suddenly thousands of things to worry about. One of the biggest concerns for...
The year 2023 has been one of extremes, from heatwaves that baked millions across the globe and made the summer the world’s hottest on record to...
The footprints come from a group of people of different ages. National Park Service When and how humans first settled in the Americas is a subject...
Pexels/Andrea Piacquadio The federal government has, for a long time, encouraged Australians to get private health insurance, in an attempt to reduce the financial burden on...
In 2020, Oxford-based philosopher Toby Ord published a book called The Precipice about the risk of human extinction. He put the chances of “existential catastrophe” for...
Microscopic view of a cell infected with the Omicron strain of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles. (NIAID), CC BY It’s been almost four years since the first...
