One evening in July 2003, Dr. Lyle Petersen left his Fort Collins, Colorado, home to get the mail. He stayed outside longer than he expected to talk to a neighbor. But when both were bitten by mosquitoes, they ran back inside. Three days later, Dr. Petersen began to feel unusually tired. He developed a fever, […]

You’ve probably come across a pair of shoes that constantly follow you around the Internet, appearing in ads on different sites for weeks at a time. The enormous majority of ads these days are targeted—that is, you see the ad because the advertiser thinks you, specifically, might be interested in what they have to offer. […]

Growing up, did you play with hypersexualized Barbie dolls, boys-only Thomas the Tank Engine trains, or skinny, white Disney princesses? If so, you’re not alone, but that’s no longer the case Generation Alpha. Brands like Mattel, once criticized for promoting unrealistic body standards and gender stereotypes, are now positioning themselves as feminist and progressive. The […]

Over the last 30 years, cities have experienced growth, one of the consequences of which is the distance from logistics facilities (sorting platforms and warehouses). from the hearts of cities. This phenomenon, called logistical loosening, was first demonstrated in the Paris metropolitan area. This would result in increased distances travelled – and therefore increased emissions […]

Citizens living in the eurozone earn on average 13 payments per week of all kinds. They circulate through a range of channels and through a variety of media, including cash, payment cards, and online. Our means of payment are constantly evolving, and they are doing so even faster during the COVID-19 crisis. Indeed, they have […]

Pollinators are fighting for survival in the countryside, where meadows, hedgerows and flower fields have been replaced by green monocultures, the result of up-to-date industrial agriculture. However, an unlikely refuge could be urban gardens. Studies have shown that oases created by urban gardeners provide abundant nectaran energy-rich sugar solution that pollinators collect from flowers to […]

Can we justify maintaining water-intensive botanical gardens in an era of climate change and rising water prices? Perhaps such gardens are no longer adapted to Australia’s changing climate – if they ever were. It is uncomplicated to argue that Australia’s botanical gardens are remnants of an empire full of European plants, an increasingly disturbing reminder […]

As many as 3.7 million households in Australia have been affected food insecurity this year – many of them for the first time. Four in five of these households say the rising cost of living is the reason, as rising interest rates and a host of other costs force them to make undesirable compromises – […]

Journaling is definitely one of the most effective habits for personal development. It is one such activity that has profound benefits. It not only affects your writing and thinking skills but also helps you maintain good mental health standards. In the era where digitalization has taken over and the norm of expressing a single thought […]

Data just posted online shows a worrying enhance in cases of infectious syphilis among Australian women aged 15-44 (known as ‘childbearing age’) and a subsequent enhance in transmission from pregnant mother to child. This is called congenital syphilis. Congenital syphilis is easily prevented by timely testing and treatment of syphilis during pregnancy. Untreated congenital syphilis […]