Carlyn Zwarenstein

Israel's year-long assault has left Gaza's health care system in ruins. But American medicine is largely sile…

Detailing Israel's "crime of extermination," the report makes it clear bombing hospitals is no accident

Does carcinization mean humans will one day grow pincers? Not exactly, but the concept is still fascinating

Experts are keeping an eye on the XEC recombinant strain, which may cause trouble this winter

Studying the gazes of other animals has surprising insight into the development of human consciousness

Scientists still debate whether our mathematical models of the universe objectively exist

Vertebrates' ability to relieve our own suffering is part of the puzzle of consciousness - but only part

The ingredients and conditions for life could have emerged billions of years ago. Are aliens eons older than …

War in Gaza, as elsewhere, contributes to a dangerous rise in drug-resistant pathogens

We often hear that our bodies contain elements from the stars. But how do we know this for sure?

Unsurprisingly, pop culture gets the multiverse wrong. Here's how it really works and how to escape this place

It's very rare to get the opportunity to dissect a gorilla. The delicate questions it raises about the mind a…

Learning how the chimpanzee vocal repertoire develops could illuminate how language developed in us

There's still no established cause for Alzheimer's, but emphasizing some symptoms can have unintended consequ…

Fast-track approval of three risky drugs intends to slow the disease, but evidence they benefit patients is s…

There's a promising new model for human origins in Africa - but scientists don't quite know what to do with it

Land use and control, combined with prohibition, is the fundamental motor driving environmental harm relating…

The global drug war provides a golden opportunity for land-grabs that trample on human rights and sensitive e…

Flying largely under the radar is a form of land-grab in which the drug war serves as a convenient excuse for…

Plain language summary (What is this?) Anyone advocating for disability justice must include safe supply in t…

Content warning: this story discusses instances of sexual assault. Please read with care. Since COVID-19 hit …

Through my thirties, my nights were insomniac fever dreams of pain and restless movement. Until well into my …

American advocates calling for supervised injection sites as a life-saving measure to prevent overdose deaths…

Tima Kurdi, aunt to drowned toddler Alan Kurdi, travelled from Canada to Turkey in 2014 to see him and other …