Sharon Oosthoek

A few high-profile cases involving faculty members who may have falsely presented themselves as Indigenous are calling into question the practice of self-identification....

A study suggests the rodents encourage root growth, but the research has its skeptics...

Experts Discuss the Latest Ways to Lose Weight. Many of us are familiar with the frustration of yo-yo dieting — hello, Oprah — and, as we age, it gets harder to take off the pounds and keep them off.

Think surfing and you probably picture Hawaii or the California coast. But you can surf the Great Lakes too. In fact, there’s a small, dedicated group of women doing just that. They’re called the Lake Surfistas.

ON A CALM MORNING in late summer 2019, Jim Bailey was kayaking on Lake Superior near Thunder Bay, Ontario, when he found himself paddling through thick green scum, the likes of which he’d never seen in those waters. Puzzled, he headed into the open bay where he could see green patches stretching out about 3 kilometers....

Mental health professionals are sounding alarms over pandemic-related depression and anxiety. But some experts say there is another emotion we need to take just as seriously – boredom. While some of us are run off our feet (hello frontline workers), others are stuck at home with little more than sourdough to occupy our days. “People trivialize boredom,” says James Danckert...