Parks and green spaces are important for our mental health – but we need to make sure that everyone can benefit

Shutterstock How does walking through a forest make you feel? Peaceful? Blissful? Reflective? For many people, lockdown brought a new appreciation of nature and what it means for our well-being. The health benefits of immersing ourselves in “greenspace” are now widely accepted. Living in areas with grass and trees hasContinue Reading

Three major scientific controversies about coronavirus

It is unclear how well masks work. People Image Studio/Shutterstock Although political leaders have closed borders in response to COVID-19, scientists are collaborating like never before. But the coronavirus (SARS-COV-2) is novel – and we don’t yet have all the facts about it. As a result, we may have toContinue Reading

Angolan police kills 23-year-old for breaking confinement rules, local media reports · Global Voices

The case adds to other related episodes of police violence A young man ikilled by Angolan police. Screengrab of a video  shared by Televisão Pública de Angola. The Angolan National Police officers shot dead 23-year-old José Teokamba Manuel on 12 July while enforcing confinement measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according toContinue Reading