Cannabis use has been a part of Canadian culture for decades, but legalization in 2018 brought new insights into how consumption patterns differ across the country.

A study from Tel Aviv University, the first of its kind on mammals, has found that bats living in urban environments give ...

A new research study shows that rates for smoking, obesity and chronic conditions such as heart disease are comparatively higher in rural areas, leading to shorter life expectancy.

A bioarchaeological investigation has revealed that the quality of life in the countryside was better than city life in the ...

Blood deserts exist in rural and urban areas. Last August, Herby Joseph was walking down the stairs at his cousin’s house in ...

A study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently found that in the past two decades, suicide rates in ...

With Argentinian ecologist Sandra Diaz, Brondizio documented how locals affect the environmental health of the Amazon.

The answer lies in a set of specific conditions that could mean the difference between ... to qualify as rural agricultural land. If it is an urban agricultural land, capital gains tax is applicable.

Paris is one of many cities around the world grappling with how to adapt and design urban areas as climate change drives more ...

Usvatte-aratchi Two thoughtful short essays on schools and education appeared in The Island newspaper on January 20th and 21st. The first was written by Lokubandara Tillakaratne, and the second by ...

With just a year to the 2026 general elections, the opposition has raised alarm about the significant overcrowding at polling ...

"In this study, we found significant differences, particularly increased ... with different mobility and exploration between urban and rural individuals, Proceedings of the Royal Society B ...