The Conversation

By Kelly Jakubowski Why is it that many people can’t remember where they put their car keys most mornings, but can sing along to every lyric of a song ...

By Ester Lázaro Lázaro One night, upon returning to the cave that his tribe calls home, the monkey-humanoid Moon-Watcher finds a strange crystal object, a kind of monolith ...

By Beatrice Alba Despite progress towards greater gender equality, many people remain stubbornly attached to old-fashioned gender roles in romantic relationships between women and men. Conventions around heterosexual romance dictate ...

How much difference does your hair really makes to keep you cool or warm asks THERESA LARKIN We have millions of hair follicles on our body, including around 100,000 on our ...

Chemist NATHAN KILAH explains why you can’t just freeze cream and expect results Ice cream seems like a simple concept. Take some dairy, add some sugar and flavours, and ...

By Pascal Lardellier and Sonia Zannad Its orange, sparkling and bitter hues remind some of an Italian sunset in a glass. Aperol spritz, the cocktail that dots terraces with the ...

As heat records fall, W. Larry Kenney, Daniel Vecellio, Rachel Cottle and S. Tony Wolf assess how much danger we are in Extreme heat has been breaking records across Europe, ...

But here’s how it can succeed once people stop signing up says NICOLETTA CORROCHER Netflix’s recent move to crackdown on password sharing has boosted subscriber numbers by nearly 6 ...

By Raquel Peel Text messages showing actor Jonah Hill asking his ex-girlfriend Sarah Brady to consider a dot point list of relationship “boundaries” have sparked an important conversation. Two different ...

What environmental contaminants have got to do with it By Daniel Marcu The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently reported that around one in six couples globally are affected by infertility. ...

By Victoria Cooper Why, in a country of more than 330 million people, does it appear that Americans will have to choose between Joe Biden or Donald Trump at the 2024 US ...

By Hannah Viney There are roughly 22 million jars of Vegemite manufactured in the original Melbourne factory every year. According to the Vegemite website, around 80 per cent of Australian households have ...

By Paige Coyne Bailey Csabai and Sarah Woodruff Your alarm clock goes off, it’s time to start your day. What’s the first thing you do? What about right ...

Alexander Sweetman is a sleep expert who helps deal with insomnia Martin turns off the light to fall asleep, but his mind quickly springs into action. Racing thoughts about work ...

By Averyl Gaylor On TikTok, ‘old money’ and ‘clean girl’ aesthetics are trending, with over three and four billion views respectively. Content tagged #cleangirlaesthetic and #oldmoneyaesthetic proliferates on the platform. ...

SAMREEN ASHRAF asks why the UK high street still offers women too little choice When Indonesian designer Vivi Zubedi made her debut on the international stage during New York Fashion ...

Evangeline Mantzioris looks at the science behind cooking one of food’s most basic items Rice is a staple food for billions of people in Asia and Africa. It’s ...

By Valentina Paz, Hassan S Dashti and Victoria Garfield Sleep plays an important role in keeping the brain healthy, which is why people are advised to get at least seven ...

Ash Willmott and Jessica Mee explore the science behind the sweat Hot yoga, also known as Bikram yoga (more on that later), has gained significant popularity in recent years as ...

By Robert Boucaut “Animation is cinema. Animation is not a genre. And, animation is ready to be taken to the next step – we are all ready for it, please help ...

By Daniel Prince Warnings about artificial intelligence (AI) are ubiquitous right now. They have included fearful messages about AI’s potential to cause the extinction of humans, invoking images of ...

CAROL TULLOCH on how the fashion of the Windrush generation shaped British style The outfits that new Caribbean arrivals to Britain wore as they disembarked the HMT Empire Windrush – and ...

SARAH BRIDLE outlines five ways to make your summer barbecue better for the environment Summer has finally arrived. Sunny days and brighter evenings are the perfect opportunity to gather friends ...

By Uri Gal Germany’s best-selling newspaper, Bild, is reportedly adopting artificial intelligence (AI) to replace certain editorial roles, in an effort to cut costs. In a leaked internal email ...