The First Opium War wasn’t just about drugs it was about trade, empire, and clashing worldviews. This video explores why Britain went to war with China in 1839, using opium as leverage to force open ...

Unregulated activity led by Chinese enterprises in conflict-ravaged Myanmar is creating an environmental calamity in neighboring Thailand.

Sam Kelly explains how Queen Victoria became a huge fan of drugs—and how she brought China to its knees because of it.

We’re losing our children to digital brain rot, and they’re losing more than their attention spans.

Background: Childhood exposure to environmental tobacco smoke has been extensively associated with childhood respiratory illness; fewer studies have addressed the effects on adults. Methods: Childhood ...

Less than two decades after the First Opium War, Britain launched another brutal campaign against Qing China this time with ...