On The Eve Of Another Silent Anniversary

Overwhelmed by grief when my father passed away in January 1966
I did not know how to combat that empty feeling. I was just 23 years old and I had had so much to talk,...

A Market For Mental Health Insurance?

The Mental Healthcare Act mandates insurance providers to cover mental illnesses. This will boost mental health literacy and fight stigmatization Mental health is a subject...

Depression Single Largest Contributor To Global Disability, Says WHO

Over 300 million people (4.3 per cent) of the global population were living with depression in 2015, a new World Health Organization (WHO) study says. This is an 18 per cen...

Aerosol Study To Look At Great Unknown In Climate Science

Australian scientists seek to understand how non-carbon aerosolised particles affect global temperatures Australian scientists are studying air pollution and cloud formatio...

Rising Carbon Emissions Could Kill Off Vital Corals By 2100, Study Warns

The destruction of coral reefs worldwide could accelerate as rising carbon emissions help coral-killing seaweeds grow more poisonous and take over, according to researchers...

Lead Level In Flint Water Has Fallen Below Federal Limi

Flint's water system no longer has levels of lead exceeding the federal limit, a key finding that Michigan state environmental officials said Tuesday is good news for a cit...

Ice-Melting Temperatures Forecast For Arctic Midwinter

Scientists are forecasting ice-melting temperatures in the middle of winter for some parts of the Arctic for the second year in a row. And analysis shows such recent record...

Do We Know What Our Children Want?

"There's always room for a story that can transport people to another place."

J.K. Rowling

Over the last one century or so, ordin...

Malaysia Wants Sharks For Divers, Not For Soup

Malaysia will officially establish the biggest Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the country in June.The Tun Mustapha Park will occupy 1.6 million hectares of seascape, includ...