'There's no real warning': the when, how and why of GAA injuries
Analysis: here's what the data tells us about GAA injuries, from the most common to the risk of reoccurrence
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Health sector in uphill battle to reduce emissions amid climate emergency
While the concept of environmental health is broadly acknowledged, the carbon footprint of healthcare is not always obvious to the general public. Yet this sector accounts for 8 percent of annual CO2 emissions in France, according to the latest calculations by think tank The Shift Project.
What elite players have to say about 'toxic' alcohol culture in the GAA
Analysis: research has found a harmful drinking culture among elite GAA players, especially around binge drinking
Microplastic invasion: Oceans, soil and food?
Guusta Noordam is an asparagus farmer in Woubrugge in the Netherlands. Every year she harvests some 20 tonnes of the prized vegetable, a local Dutch staple.
Why we're tracking injuries in Irish amateur rugby players
Analysi s: by tracking how, where and when injuries happen, we can reduce the risk of injury for Irish school and amateur rugby players
PFAS chemicals: Everlasting pollution
Thomas Goorden, an activist and environmental researcher, helped uncover what has arguably become one of Belgium’s worst environmental scandals in recent memory. For nearly half a century, chemicals company 3M produced PFAS out of its factory in Zwijndrecht, in the outskirts of Antwerp. Now it's become a hotspot for PFAS contamination.
Exclusive: Nickel mine in Colombia destroying biodiversity and health
On October 16, 2022, Moreno was shot dead in a grocery store in northern Colombia. A few days before his death, the Colombian journalist had contacted Forbidden Stories, an international consortium of investigative journalists offering to protect the work of colleagues under threat. Moreno shared the threats he received on a daily basis and decided to share all the investigations he was working on.
The science on why female soccer players are at much higher risk of career-ending ACL injuries
Analysis: women are around three times more likely to suffer the devastating ACL injury compared with men