After 9/11 Americans drove instead of flying, and more died on the roads. The famous estimate is 1,500; published figures run from about 350 to 2,300. What the dread-risk research found, and why the second strike depends on the alternatives at hand.
Official statistics record about 24 deaths per US hurricane. Excess-mortality studies find far more, in the months and years after the storm. What kills people directly, who dies later, and how much weight the biggest estimates can carry.
File photo: bananas and apples. Photo: Hans Braxmeier, via Wikimedia Commons, CC0. In the news · July 2026 University of Vermont researchers, writing in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, argue that blood pressure guidance focuses too much on cutting sodium. They say raising potassium from fruit, vegetables, legumes and dairy should be paired with…
File photo: an empty office workspace. Photo: Loominade, via Wikimedia Commons, CC0. In the news · August 2026 A study of 14,827 Swedish workers across six survey waves from 2010 to 2020 found younger workers reported more job insecurity than older ones. In younger workers, job insecurity predicted depressive symptoms two years later, while the…
File photo: a smartphone display. Photo: Skitterphoto, via Wikimedia Commons, CC0. In the news · August 2026 An experiment with 165 participants showed Instagram-style posts that were either new or repeated, with high or low like counts. Repeated statements were again judged more true than new ones, and like counts did not change that effect….
File photo: pumpkin seeds. Photo: Daniel Schwen, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0. In the news · September 2026 A 12-month double-blind placebo-controlled trial enrolled 105 zinc-deficient nursing home residents aged 65 or older (84 finished). By month 8, everyone taking 60 mg/day elemental zinc reached adequate blood levels, versus 46.4% on 30 mg/day and…
File photo: a protected bicycle lane in Burlington, Vermont. Photo: Ezekielf, via Wikimedia Commons, CC0. In the news · July 2026 Great Britain recorded 79 pedal cyclist deaths, 4,311 serious injuries and 16,042 total cyclist casualties in 2025. Over 2004-2025, cyclist deaths fell 41% while serious injuries rose 34% and cycling traffic grew 42%. About…
File photo: a collegiate wrestling match. Photo: U.S. Air Force photograph by Justin Pacheco, via Wikimedia Commons, public domain. In the news · April 2026 The national high school federation’s wrestling rules committee approved a higher minimum body fat for female wrestlers, moving it from 12% to 19% for the 2026-27 season. The committee cited…
File photo: a jogging trail in Tuen Mun Park, Hong Kong. Photo: Wing1990hk, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0. In the news · July 2026 A review in Cureus pooled current evidence on running and knee osteoarthritis. It reports a U-shaped pattern: 3.5% prevalence in recreational runners, versus 10.2% in sedentary people and 13.3% in…
A household survey in one Vietnamese province found that only 4.3 per cent of 7,030 war-debris casualties came from landmines. What the casualty records show about explosive remnants of war, who dies, and the prevention programme nobody could measure.
