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A survey taken this past spring shows a majority of Iowans say they have experienced negative environmental impacts from industrial animal operations. But plenty are also ambivalent, or ignorant, about their presence.
This autoimmune disease impacts millions of people worldwide, with some underserved communities bearing the brunt
A Sentient analysis reveals that at least 40% of USDA food safety warnings over the past decade are linked to ready-to-eat meats, such as deli meats, hot dogs and pâté.
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) continues to affect infants and older and immunocompromised people around the world. These graphics reveal where the burden lies and what the effects of immunizations are
More familiar smells and scents from complex molecules can often be more appealing
It pays to be spectacular, inspiring and just weird enough. But, please: no key changes.
Three charts reveal details of the 351 workplace injuries experienced by turkey industry workers in 2024, which include severed fingers, injured corneas and musculoskeletal disorders.
The single dish with the highest carbon footprint is not the meat - it's the mac n cheese.
From time in saunas to turning off fans, athletes have been bracing for extreme heat at the Olympics.
Songs and speech across cultures suggest music developed similar features around the world
Heart attacks, strokes and other consequences of cardiovascular disease are particularly dangerous for people who face inequity
The survey of 19 countries, part of Mars Petcare's State of Pet Homelessness Project, shows how attitudes towards strays differ worldwide.
When I was 15 I discovered the Smiths, a band whose name had by then long been synonymous with misery. But it was Morrissey's unique style of being miserable - coquettish and laced with Northern English humour, flipping between self-pity and irony - that appealed to my teenage self.
The idea that organisms might attack themselves with immune with immune systems that evolved to defend them from diseases in the outside world made little sense to immunologist Paul Ehrlich. In 1901 the future Nobel laureate dismissed such a theory-he called it " horror autotoxicus "-as farfetched.
Communicating sustainability data comes with its own challenges. Audiences may be sceptical of the data presented. Perhaps they feel apathetic, or don't have the time to engage with it. We asked data journalist Miriam Quick for a fresh take on communicating sustainability data to new or disengaged audiences.
"My prettiest contribution to the culture" was how the novelist Kurt Vonnegut described his old master's thesis in anthropology, "which was rejected because it was so simple and looked like too much fun". The thesis sank without a trace, but Vonnegut continued throughout his life to promote the big idea behind it, which was: "stories have shapes which can be drawn on graph paper".
Exploring a new approach to sonification By Duncan Geere & Miriam Quick Most folks who work in data visualization would probably agree that visualization is a useful tool. Our jobs depend on the world being convinced of that, after all. But, why stop at visuals? Humans have five ( six?
Only one female director - Jane Campion - has ever won the Palme d'Or, the top film at the Cannes Film Festival, a fact she calls 'insane'. And in 2017, Sofia Coppola became only the second woman ever to win the best director prize, for The Beguiled.
Research by Miriam Quick. Illustrations by Valentina d'Efilippo. When countries undergo economic change, the effects of the transition aren't only financial - they have major population implications, too. This is very much the case in South Korea where, over the last three generations, the country has evolved like few others due to rapid industrialisation.
Unlock your potential. Turbocharge your productivity. Transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. These are just some of the bombastic guarantees of self-help book titles, which make up a substantial portion of the staggering 11,000 business books published in the US every year.
The world of work is being struck by waves of change. Some are vast and visible - leaps in machine learning and artificial intelligence or the rise of 'do anything from anywhere' technologies. Other ideas are just beginning to emerge - like monitoring content to ensure proper gender balance, or rethinking office design to promote air quality.
