EPIDEMIC
European Genocide of Indigenous Peoples in the Americas Cooled Earth’s Climate
Some 50 million Indigenous peoples died during the 16th century, a collapse that caused atmospheric carbon dioxide levels to drop.
Watch: Our Documentary About London's Knife Crime Epidemic
In the wake of multiple knife-related murders in the UK's capital, activist and ex-gang member Josh Osbourne takes an in-depth look at the "code of silence".
Men Don't Survive Harsh Conditions As Well As Women Do
Even as babies, females survived more during famine and epidemics than males.
Ancient Skeletons Might Explain One of Humanity's Worst Epidemics
After stumbling on a mass burial site, "paleopathologists" use ancient DNA to tackle a 400-year-old mystery.
Facebook Users Created a Fake Swine Flu Epidemic
The public frenzy in Myanmar distracted from more dire health threats.
“It’s crushing people”: Opioid crisis workers are turning to AIDS epidemic veterans for help
Harm reduction workers in Toronto are burning out as opioid overdose deaths are on the rise.
We Need to Talk About the Queer Community's Meth and GHB Epidemic
Our nonchalant attitude towards this problem is just as detrimental as the drugs themselves.
America's Latest Drug Epidemic Is Weirdly Nonviolent
The 70s heroin wave and 80s crack crisis each saw major gun violence, including huge numbers of murders. Not so much with the current opioid epidemic.
Coroners Might Be Hiding the Truth About Overdose Deaths
Deaths aren’t always ruled as overdoses, even when they are.
Vancouver police tweet photo of pigeon nest of used needles to draw attention to opioid crisis
British Columbia declared a public health emergency over the opioid overdose crisis in 2016.