Home / News / Harvard Chan School faculty recognized among world’s most influential researchers Hide caption Show caption Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Kresge building / Photo: Anna Webster More than 30 faculty members or researchers affiliated with Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health were named to Clarivate Analytic’s 2024 list of Highly Cited…
Watch TikTokers weigh in on potential US TikTok ban For online sensation Erika Thompson, TikTok is the most powerful social media platform to educate her 11 million followers about her life’s passion: bees. The loss of the platform in the US – made more likely after the Supreme Court upheld a ban that is set…
Manish Pandey BBC Newsbeat Eddy Chen/Netflix The comedy covers a range of issues from food, identity, immigration, family and politics Reflecting back on the Netflix hit based on his own life, there are two things that come to mind for Palestinian comedian Mo Amer. Pride and hurt. “It’s very difficult to talk about without breaking…
Orcas have a taste for shark liver and prey on great white sharks in Australian waters, researchers have confirmed by using DNA analysis. In October 2023, the maimed carcass of a 4.7m great white shark washed ashore near Portland, in southwest Victoria, missing its liver, digestive and reproductive organs. Two days earlier, citizen scientists witnessed…
Facebook Andrew and Dawn Searle had moved to France from Scotland about 10 years ago The son of a Scottish woman who was found dead along with her husband in France has said his family are mourning the couple’s loss. Mrs Searle’s son, the actor and singer Callum Kerr, issued a statement on social media…
People who live longer, happier lives tend to have some commonalities: strong social connections, healthier diets, a positive attitude. They also have high levels of a specific personality trait: conscientiousness. Of the big five personality traits — openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness and neuroticism — conscientiousness, or how organized and disciplined you are, is the most…
The largest ever global study into the safety of Covid-19 vaccines has been terminated just 13 months shy of completion, after becoming caught up in the Trump administration’s sweeping funding cuts. The Global Vaccine Data Network, which was established in 2019 by the New Zealand-based vaccinologist Helen Petousis-Harris and the US-based vaccinologist Steven Black, has…
Dr. Phil McGraw, who was launched by Oprah Winfrey, is facing backlash following comments he made during a speech at a New York City rally for former US President Donald Trump. During a Trump rally, Dr. Phil McGraw’s comments on DEI ignited backlash, with critics emphasizing his misunderstanding of America’s history. His remarks also prompted…
Fighting has been reported in Myanmar despite the military junta and a rebel group alliance announcing temporary ceasefires to support earthquake relief. As of Friday, the military had carried out at least 14 attacks since the ceasefire, according to reports received by the UN Human Rights office. The military accused two rebel groups in the…
More American workers are staying on the job past 65, and the trend is expected to increase as birth rates decline, the population ages, and workers contend with stagnant wages, inflation, and insufficient retirement savings. A Feb. 24 Time article focused on older workers in Vermont noted that while some people opt to work longer…
