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The COVID-19 pandemic may not have been as damaging to people’s mental health as once thought.

No evidence of mental health ‘tsunami’ during COVID-19 pandemic: study

The pandemic had a minimal effect on depression and anxiety symptoms in the general population.

No war without victims: refugees began leaving Basra in the first days of the war.

20 years on, the shadow of the Iraq war remains

The rationale for the US invasion of Iraq was a lie, and the consequences remain to this day.

Sundarbans, partly in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal and partly in Bangladesh, is the world’s largest mangrove forest.

How a water crisis is haunting residents of the Sundarbans

Changing climate patterns and local policies are exhausting the options of people.

Japanese Nobel Prize winning author Kenzaburo Oe poses during the inauguration of the 32nd Paris Book Fair

Japan’s Nobel-winning novelist Kenzaburo Oe dies at 88

The pacifist and anti-nuclear novelist was the second Japanese writer to win a Nobel Prize for literature.

Meta is planning a text sharing platform

Facebook owner Meta is planning a potential Twitter rival

Meta move comes at a time when Twitter faces unprecedented turmoil under Elon Musk’s ownership.

The King cobra is one of the better known venomous snakes in India,

India is ignoring its deadly snakebite crisis

Every year, venomous snakes kill thousands in India. But little attention is given to this “poor man’s disease.”

Condoms remain one of the only two contraceptive options men have.

Will male birth control pills ever work?

A male pill could become available soon, but an on-demand male contraceptive may have more potential.

So, you bought a red car and now you’re seeing red cars all around you... It may be an illusion.

Frequency illusion: Understanding the cognitive bias and how to overcome it

If you start to see a thing more frequently, it does not always mean there is more of it.

Improvements in healthcare and increasing life expectancy will contribute to India’s population rise.

India now has 1.4 billion people. What does it mean for their health?

The underlying question is: will the rising population propel India into accelerated development?

Coral reefs are not just good for holidays.

For coral reefs, things are not looking too good

Why does it matter if they are being bleached or cooked in warming seas?

Many people have become desensitised to images of the suffering in Ukraine.

Russia-Ukraine war: One year on, do we have compassion fatigue?

It is a natural response to overexposure to images of suffering online, but empathy can be rebuilt.

The last launch of the Columbia Space Shuttle on January 16, 2003, at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

Space Shuttle Columbia disaster: 20 years on, what have we learnt?

The NASA shuttle fell apart returning to Earth. Its crew perished, but it could have been avoided.