Is 150 years really the limit of human lifespan?

While most of us can expect to live to around 80, some people defy expectations and live to be over 100. In places such as Okinawa,...

COVID: did a delayed second dose give the delta variant an evolutionary helping hand?

Fashion for pointy shoes unleashed a wave of bunions in medieval England

The 14th century saw the arrival of an abundance of new styles of dress and footwear in Europe, coming in a wide range of fabrics and...

Cop shows: Should they be cancelled or rebooted?

The murder of George Floyd reignited a global outpouring of grief and advocacy on behalf of victims of police brutality. In the year since, there have...

What are ‘ghost guns,’ a target of Biden’s anti-crime effort?

It’s not expensive or difficult to produce large numbers of untraceable firearms in the United States. Whether for private use, sale on the criminal market or...

What’s the G-7? An international economist explains

The Group of 7 is an informal group of seven powerful democracies: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. The presidents...

Shipping is tough on the climate and hard to clean up – these innovations can help cut emissions

Ships carry more than 80% of world trade, and they rely heavily on some of the least environmentally friendly transportation fuels available. There are no cheap,...

Euro 2020 – a football tournament where the big players come from China and the US

With Euro 2020 now under way after a year of pandemic delay, football fans will be hoping for great performances from Europe’s finest players. Some of...

Sports writers could ditch the ‘clown questions’ and do better when it comes to press conferences

LeBron James had enough. During the press conference after Game 1 of the 2018 NBA finals, James was questioned repeatedly by ESPN’s Mark Schwartz about the...

‘Tight’ border control assured amid possible easing of GCQ

MANILA – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar on Sunday ordered police personnel to keep tight border control to prevent further Covid-19 transmission. This, after...