Monkeypox shows that if we can’t talk openly about sex and disease, bigots will
There has been a lack of public information on the virus. Half-truths and homophobia have filled the vacuum, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
How much money is needed for ideal life? Most are OK with £8m, study finds
Research counters idea that everyone wants to be as rich as possible, though many Americans want $100bn
Dream-enactment disorder rose up to fourfold during pandemic, study finds
Exclusive: Condition most prevalent among those who had Covid, raising possibility of link with Parkinson’s disease
Global heating is cutting sleep across the world, study finds
Data shows people finding it harder to sleep, especially women and older people, with serious health impacts
Tories urged not to betray working women by ditching employment bill
Fears flagship bill will be left out of Queen’s speech despite promise to fight sexual harassment and pregnancy discrimination
EU officials being trained to meditate to help fight climate crisis
Exclusive: Early results from ‘applied mindfulness’ courses suggests they have helped overcome despair that little can be done
For the first time in 200 years, people on this Canadian island will be without a doctor
Fogo Island will lose its only full-time physician in June, leaving the community to journey six hours away to find care
One down, 39,136 to go: the explorers who walk every street in their city
You don’t really know an urban landscape until you’ve visited all of it on foot – from slums to beauty spots. Just ask the thousands of ‘every-single-streeters’
Seven hours’ sleep is ideal amount in middle to old age, study finds
Too much and too little sleep linked with worse cognitive performance and mental health
‘Some people are freaked out’: how Laetitia Ky tackles abortion, sexism and race with her extraordinary hair
From vacuum cleaners to menstruation, the Ivory Coast artist and activist creates incredible sculptures with her hair to tackle taboos. She talks about how learning to love her natural hair taught her to love being a black woman – and western criticism of her work