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After months of working from home during the pandemic, many employees are anxious about returning to the office. Experts and returnees share tips on making the transition.
After months of working from home during the pandemic, many employees are anxious about returning to the office. Experts and returnees share tips on making the transition.
Zoom fatigue, caused by too much videoconferencing, can lead to insomnia, exhaustion and the feeling of being trapped. Experts suggest ways to reduce its negative health impacts.
Zoom fatigue, caused by too much videoconferencing, can lead to insomnia, exhaustion and the feeling of being trapped. Experts suggest ways to reduce its negative health impacts.
Restricting the certificate to only those inoculated with four EU-approved jabs exacerbates the vaccine inequality already perpetuated by the West.
Restricting the certificate to only those inoculated with four EU-approved jabs exacerbates the vaccine inequality already perpetuated by the West.
Just as travel bans have failed to keep coronavirus variants out of countries, vaccine nationalism will fail, too. The longer the wider world remains unvaccinated, the more variants are going to spread. Some may not be as responsive to current vaccines.
Just as travel bans have failed to keep coronavirus variants out of countries, vaccine nationalism will fail, too. The longer the wider world remains unvaccinated, the more variants are going to spread. Some may not be as responsive to current vaccines.
Blue light from our many devices can pose several health risks, the biggest being the disruption of our sleep cycle. Here are ways to prevent it.
Blue light from our many devices can pose several health risks, the biggest being the disruption of our sleep cycle. Here are ways to prevent it.
From emoji to key chains to mugs and face masks, artists turn Asian dumplings into objects of pop culture.
From emoji to key chains to mugs and face masks, artists turn Asian dumplings into objects of pop culture.
Families stuck at home in the pandemic are playing more board games. New ones with historical, cultural and environmental messages are rising in popularity.
Families stuck at home in the pandemic are playing more board games. New ones with historical, cultural and environmental messages are rising in popularity.
Mann Mela, a mobile library and virtual museum, was set up to share inspiring stories of young people’s mental health struggles and successes.
Mann Mela, a mobile library and virtual museum, was set up to share inspiring stories of young people’s mental health struggles and successes.
A number of Indian artists in Hong Kong are transcending borders and having an impact on the city’s art scene, from outdoor murals to being represented in the annual Affordable Art Fair.
A number of Indian artists in Hong Kong are transcending borders and having an impact on the city’s art scene, from outdoor murals to being represented in the annual Affordable Art Fair.
It takes stamina, courage, and agility to climb up and down coconut palms all day harvesting the nuts. Thankfully, in southern India new equipment has made the job safer – so much so that women now do it.
It takes stamina, courage, and agility to climb up and down coconut palms all day harvesting the nuts. Thankfully, in southern India new equipment has made the job safer – so much so that women now do it.
Sales of personal care products, from soap and eye gel to shampoo and toothpaste made from cow dung and urine are growing. And that’s not all. In bovine-mad India, art made from dung is popular too.
Sales of personal care products, from soap and eye gel to shampoo and toothpaste made from cow dung and urine are growing. And that’s not all. In bovine-mad India, art made from dung is popular too.
India has four major coral reefs and the Gulf of Mannar in Tamil Nadu is home to 117 species of coral. Global warming and recent heatwaves have damaged the reefs, but a new transplanting method offers hope.
India has four major coral reefs and the Gulf of Mannar in Tamil Nadu is home to 117 species of coral. Global warming and recent heatwaves have damaged the reefs, but a new transplanting method offers hope.
In southern India parrot astrology, using specially trained parakeets that draw tarot cards from a deck, is a centuries-old tradition. But astrologers are having their birds confiscated amid efforts to protect the creatures.
In southern India parrot astrology, using specially trained parakeets that draw tarot cards from a deck, is a centuries-old tradition. But astrologers are having their birds confiscated amid efforts to protect the creatures.