Near-misses, when accidents are narrowly avoided, aren’t false alarms. They’re the most honest feedback a system gives: the future, whispering in the present.
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At least 40,000 New Zealanders experience traumatic brain injury each year. New data challenges five persistent myths about who is affected and how it happens.
Christmas disrupts sleep more than any other time of year. Here are 12 hidden culprits and how to beat them.
Should cyclists be allowed to treat stop signs as yield signs? This rule from Idaho is divisive, but the scientific data is surprising.
COVID-19 highlighted the need to plan for medical emergencies, but most people still avoid the issue.
A Canadair CL-415, known as a Super Scooper, collided with a drone during wildfire emergency response operations in Los Angeles, Calif. on Jan. 9.
If you’re taking the boat out this summer, or going to a Christmas or New Year’s Eve party on a boat, here’s what to know if you plan to drink alcohol.
A bad night’s sleep on Sunday, the start of a new project and changing weather over the weekend can all affect what happens on site on Mondays.
We’re seeing more big cars on the road. What does this mean for safety?
U.S. regulators have opened an investigation to assess the outcomes of Tesla’s 2023 recall.
Australian road deaths have risen to levels not seen in nearly a decade. If the current trend continues, meeting the ‘Vision Zero’ target by 2050 appears impossible.
Fatalities from gun homicides, suicides and accidents are all up for Americans ages 18 and under.
A deadly crash in India that claimed the lives of around 300 people has refocused international attention on the importance of railways in the country.
People have died taking selfies at cliffs, waterfalls and natural pools. We need to try a different approach to reducing the risk.
To convict Alec Baldwin of manslaughter for the on-set deadly shooting of Halyna Hutchins in 2021, prosecution will need to show that the actor was either reckless or criminally negligent.
News reports about accidents can deliver important moral lessons and remind us to value life.
Although chronic pain is recognized by scientists as a disease in its own right, it remains largely under-recognized, under-diagnosed and, above all, associated with numerous prejudices.
Top contributors
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Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne
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NHMRC Research Fellow, School of Population Health and Co-founder UNSW Beach Safety Research Group, UNSW
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Professor of Sleep and Circadian Science, University of Birmingham
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Associate Professor of History, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
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Étudiante au doctorat recherche en sciences de la santé, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT)
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Co-Director, Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention; Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan
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Professor in Supply Chain and Freight Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of law, Washington University in St. Louis
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Professor, UNSW Beach Safety Research Group, School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UNSW
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Research Fellow in Public Health, The University of Queensland
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Professor of English Literature, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor of Public Health, University of Michigan
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Director of the Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University
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Adjunct Research Fellow, Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor of Pediatric Neuropsychology, Auckland University of Technology