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Do your employees need a workplace detox? Seven steps to improving a company's culture

The effects of a toxic workplace culture can range from deteriorating employee health and happiness levels, to decreased productivity and employee churn.

Nov 5, 2018

By Jonathan Richards

US opioid overdose epidemic: 200 Americans dying every day from heroin, fentanyl

Figures show more than 72,000 people died in 2017 from opioid-related overdoses across the country.

Nov 2, 2018

By Associated Press

Is Donald Trump preparing to do battle with Big Pharma?

Trump has harshly criticized the pharmaceutical industry, once asserting that the companies were "getting away with murder."

Oct 25, 2018

By Associated Press

Donald Trump

Stephen Hawking's wheelchair to be auctioned by Christie's

The online sale announced by auctioneer Christie's features 22 items from Hawking, including his doctoral thesis on the origins of the universe.

Oct 22, 2018

By Associated Press

Satellite image Hurricane Michael Florida

Worst in history: Category 4 Hurricane Michael roars towards Florida coast

Experts say Hurricane Michael could be a "life-altering event" as 375,000 urged to flee.

Oct 10, 2018

By Associated Press

Florida

Science Laboratory at University of Munich

Why has a black scientist never won a Nobel Prize?

Having a black Nobel laureate would inspire more black students to become black professors, which in turn would inspire more young black people to study science.

Oct 8, 2018

By Winston Morgan

Indonesia tsunami and earthquake:Asia counts cost of economic damage, human toll of string of disasters

Annual losses from disasters like earthquakes, tsunamis and typhoons average $250 billion to $300 billion.

Oct 1, 2018

By Associated Press

Indonesia tsunami Sulawesi Donggala injured

Indonesia earthquake: 10 powerful images of terrifying tsunami that hit Sulawesi

Video on social media shows people screaming and fleeing in panic and a mosque among the buildings damaged.

Sep 28, 2018

By Staff Reporter

How to prevent the new strain of bird flu turning into a global crisis

Tackling zoonotic diseases requires acknowledging the interplay among the health of humans, animals, and the environment.

Sep 20, 2018

By Satesh Bidaisee

Ebola Brazil

Indigenous people of the Guarani-Kaiowa tribe

How indigenous peoples\' lives are being destroyed by global agribusiness in Brazil

The Kaiowá and Guarani have no access to drinkable water, no protection from agro-chemical contamination, and no adequate conditions for planting, hunting or fishing.

Aug 31, 2018

By Francesca Fois

Brazil