Society

Imagine you’re in southeast Cape York Peninsula, heading north from the tiny town of Laura—population 133. You’re in a dusty four-wheel drive, bumping over a rough gravel road to a remote location known only to […]

The prevalence of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) among homeless services workers is associated with career burnout and secondary traumatic stress, according to a new study by a University at Buffalo social work researcher.This article is […]

Throughout history, humans have produced creative solutions to make parenting easier. Today, that might look like smart socks that measure your baby’s vital signs while sleeping or electronic swings that soothe them while you’re trying […]

Traveling on Africa’s roads comes with many challenges. The biggest is arriving at your destination safely. The continent is one of the hotspots of global road trauma. Its traffic deaths account for about one-quarter of […]

Teenagers all over the world use social media and messaging apps as part of their daily lives. This is accompanied by growing concerns about negative effects of social media on youth mental health—and ongoing debates […]

Nearly 36% of forcibly displaced adolescent girls and young women living in urban informal settlements in Kampala, Uganda, reported that their first sexual experience was nonconsensual—which, for many, marked the beginning of a cycle of […]

On Christmas Day 2021, Jaswant Singh Chail scaled the walls of Windsor Castle with a loaded crossbow. When confronted by police, he stated: “I’m here to kill the queen.”This article is brought to you by […]

Have you ever wondered why a café opens in the next suburb, but not yours? Or found your favorite product available in one city but not another, even though it’s the same supermarket?This article is […]

Shannon McCoole ran one of the world’s largest dark web child abuse forums for around three years in the early 2010s. The forum provided a secure online space in which those interested in abusing children […]

Though many people may benefit from setting life goals, new research led by Curtin University has revealed working towards unachievable targets could in fact have a negative impact on overall well-being—and knowing when to abandon […]