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‘School is boring’: what it means when your child says they’re bored in...
Gatot Adri/ShutterstockHave you ever asked your child how school was today, only to be told it was “boring”?It’s a conversation sadly all-too-familiar to a lot of parents. Many are left wondering why...
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Why is Mount Everest so big? New research highlights a rogue river – but...
Even among the huge peaks of the Himalayas, Mount Everest stands out.Julius Zetzsche / UnsplashMount Everest (also known as Chomolungma or Sagarmāthā) is famously the highest mountain in the Himalayas...
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Animals in the machine: why the law needs to protect animals from AI
Mark Brandon, ShutterstockThe rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has triggered concern about potentially detrimental effects on humans. However, the technology also has the potential to harm...
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Seven Samurai at 70: the greatest action film of all time
Madman EntertainmentDirected by Akira Kurosawa and starring Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura, 1954’s Seven Samurai (七人の侍, Shichinin no Samurai), is a technical and creative watershed of the action...
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Mexico has a trailblazing new president. But does she have any new ideas to...
On October 1, Claudia Sheinbaum will take an oath, receive a sash and become the first female president of Mexico. Sheinbaum is the former mayor of Mexico City and a climate scientist who received a...
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Happy, sad or angry? AI can detect emotions in text according to new research
Artificial intelligence (AI) has begun to permeate many facets of the human experience. AI is not just a tool for analysing data – it’s transforming the way we communicate, work and live. From ChatGP...
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Josh Bornstein on how big companies are...
Governments around the world are battling to regulate big tech companies. As the world becomes more interconnected, people are increasingly aware of the vast, often negative, influence these companies...
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Can I trust my period-tracking app? Here’s what it can tell you – and what to...
Alex Green/PexelsAs many as 50 million people now have a record of their menstrual cycle on their personal devices.But how much should we rely on our period tracker for reliable and accurate...
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Gen Z supports sustainability – and fuels ultra-fast fashion. How does that...
Netrun78/ShutterstockGeneration Z has been called “the sustainability generation”. Born between 1997 and 2013, 58% of this consumer cohort seek to buy products that are sourced sustainably. Australian...
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Israel has a history of unsuccessful invasions of Lebanon. Will this time be...
Following a massive bombardment of Lebanon, Israel has begun a land invasion of its northern neighbour. Troops have entered southern Lebanon in a bid to push Hezbollah back beyond the Litani River, 29...
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‘Happy wives, happy social lives?’ Men are more emotionally disconnected than...
FotoDuets/ShutterstockMany of us are worried about loneliness and isolation, and both decade-old and recent data suggest they impact men more than women. Loneliness predicts health outcomes including...
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Enough, already: why humanity must get on board with the concept of...
ShutterstockHumanity’s rapacious consumption is more than Earth and its climate can handle, which is driving an ecological crisis. Australians are the worst offenders per person due to our excessive...
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Qatar Airways is set to acquire 25% of Virgin Australia. Who will be the...
Peter Gudella/ShutterstockQatar Airways has announced plans to buy a 25% minority stake in Virgin Australia from its owner, US private equity firm Bain Capital. The two airlines have already had a...
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View from The Hill: Should we accept displaying the Hezbollah flag as...
In May 1970, about 70,000 people occupied the Melbourne CBD for the moratorium protest against the Vietnam war. The Age newspaper reported: There were Viet Cong flags – carried mainly by members of the...
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The Foodstuffs merger is dead – but that still won’t fix NZ’s...
Two of the dominant players in New Zealand’s supermarket sector – Foodstuffs North Island and Foodstuffs South Island – have failed in their quest to officially join forces. In a decision announced...
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Fitzroy 1974: a sumptuous record of a time before hipsters
In 1974, Melbourne publisher Outback Press produced a small book that almost felt like a magazine, perhaps even a fanzine: Into the Hollow Mountains. The book’s cover boldly offered a subtitle:...
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Flashy Parisian fashion, queer Marvel and the competitive world of K-pop:...
As we dive into October, here are some captivating new films and series to help fill your evenings on the couch.This month’s streaming picks from our experts feature plenty of strong women characters –...
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Scientists have found carbon dioxide on Pluto’s largest moon – offering clues...
A composite of enhanced colour images of Pluto (lower right) and Charon (upper left).NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research InstituteIn the outer reaches of our...
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I got generative AI to attempt an undergraduate law exam. It struggled with...
Federico Orlandi/Pexels, CC BYIt’s been nearly two years since generative artificial intelligence was made widely available to the public. Some models showed great promise by passing academic and...
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Medicare is covering less of specialist visits. But why are doctors’ fees so...
Jacob Lund/ShutterstockFees for medical specialists are going up faster than Medicare rebates, leading to a bigger gap for patients to pay. Recent data from the Australian Institute of Health and...
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