Student suicides in Japan reached a record 538 deaths in 2025, with school-related problems accounting for nearly half of identified motives, as doctors and survivors warn that the return to school after
When Holger Klein was 18, he reached a breaking point in the middle of another night of racing thoughts. Sleep had become impossible. Reading no longer helped, and even alcohol failed to
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The transition from secondary education to university is one of the most decisive moments in a young person’s life, but the way that transition is managed varies dramatically around the world. While
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In a milestone that could reshape the future of neurotechnology, China has approved what is described as the world’s first invasive brain-computer interface for clinical use beyond trials, signaling a decisive shift
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A renewed Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is raising urgent questions about whether the world has truly learned the lessons of past pandemics. According to reporting from Nature,
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Researchers have unveiled major advances in the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease, with new studies suggesting that subtle biological warning signs can now be identified up to a decade before patients develop
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Gisèle Pelicot, the French woman who waived her anonymity during the trial of her former husband Dominique Pelicot, has warned that pornography is a “scourge” on society that is shaping children’s understanding
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An international team of archaeologists and scientists has uncovered the first direct chemical evidence of anaesthetic use on ancient surgical instruments, offering remarkable new insight into the sophistication of medical practices in
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Stressful moments such as job interviews or high-pressure public speaking may do more than just make people uneasy—they can fundamentally interfere with how the brain builds meaning from experience. A study published
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The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has officially declared the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security,
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One of Southeast Asia’s greatest archaeological mysteries has taken a dramatic new turn after researchers uncovered the remains of at least 37 individuals inside a massive stone jar on Laos’ enigmatic Plain
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A prominent professor at the University of Cambridge has been stripped of a prestigious college fellowship following an investigation that upheld multiple allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct. Herbert Huppert, an 82-year-old
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Our sister publication Lanka Courier’s social media channel has launched a new song titled Gen Z – Psyche: A Song of the Coded Chaos, a striking audio-lyrical
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Scientists have unveiled a colossal new dinosaur species discovered in Thailand, estimating that the enormous creature weighed as much as nine adult Asian elephants. The newly identified long-necked herbivore, named Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis,
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Nearly five decades after the birth of Louise Joy Brown, the first person conceived through in vitro fertilization, IVF has become one of medicine’s most transformative technologies. Millions of children have since
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Pharmaceutical corporations’ focus on profits has resulted in the approval of many drugs that have proved to be harmful to many and have had to be withdrawn. Big Pharma’s use of its profits
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