The number of patients addicted to opioids is skyrocketing in Europe, even though their long-term effectiveness is much debated. The American crisis has raised awareness and many doctors are ...

How to account for the slow transition toward healthier agriculture as the overwhelming scientific evidence of the toxicity of pesticides is stacking up? Three quarters of flying insects have now ...

'There is no cure for who you are'. This is how a psychiatrist sums up how far we've come in recent years with regard to gender dysphoria, i.e. the permanent identification with the other gender and ...

Under the influence of global warming, mountains in the Alps are breaking up, threatening villages located in red zones. The people in charge of mountain security are voicing concerns and imagining ...

Buying the life insurance from seriously ill patients in order to make a profit when they die: welcome to the grim reality of the life settlements industry, a financial sector regularly boasting a ...

Where exactly did the coronavirus come from? From an exotic animal captured for the Wuhan pet market? From the P4 lab incriminated by conspiracy theories? Did African pangolins imported into China by ...

Because of rising cancel culture controversies, humorists, comedians and cartoonists now find themselves in a tough spot. The debate around woke has brought culture wars to the forefront of ...

More and more young girls fall into prostitution. It all starts with a honeymoon and promises of eternal love. But the degree of control and influence exercised by their lover will have them trapped ...

Who still believes in the good intentions of Big Tobacco? Puffs are getting young people hooked on nicotine. These disposable electronic cigarettes with a fruity taste are the latest products used by ...

He had everything going for him: sumptuous mistresses, despite a sham marriage, the prestige of power over Spain, whose  democratic transition he had ensured after Francos's military dictatorship. ...