Many people in the Pacific lack access to adequate toilets – and climate change makes things worse
By Benny Zuse Rousso The Pacific Islands may evoke images of sprawling coastlines and picturesque sc...
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Scientists reviewed 7,000 studies on microplastics. Their alarming conclusion puts humanity on notice
It’s been 20 years since a paper in the journal Science showed the environmental accumulation of tin...
Why is pain so exhausting?
By Michael Henry and Lorimer Moseley One of the most common feelings associated with persisting pain...
What is ‘health at every size’ lifestyle counselling? How does it compare with weight-focused treatments?
By Clare Collins, Erin Clarke, Jordan Stanford and María Gómez Martín Health at every size (or HAES)...
How we discovered that people who are colourblind are less likely to be picky eaters
The seventh season of Julia Child’s “The French Chef,” the first of the television series to air in ...
Your gas stove might be making your asthma worse. Here’s what you can do about it
By Nusrat Homaira We may think of air pollution as an outdoor problem, made up of car exhaust and sm...
Instead of banning kids from online spaces, here’s what we should offer them instead
Written by Amanda Third Banning children under 16 from social media sounds like a seductive idea. Fo...
Think you’re better at driving than most? How psychological biases are keeping our roads unsafe
Written by Gemma Briggs You never have to look hard to find recent reports of fatal vehicle crashes ...
Four breakthroughs that are changing our understanding of dreams
People have pondered whether dreams have a purpose throughout human history. Modern scientists are f...
The balance battle: 5 reasons why dads are struggling with workplace flexibility
By Alina Ewald Despite a rise in dual-earner families in Australia and men wanting to be more engage...
Microplastics are in our brains. How worried should I be?
By Sarah Hellewell Plastic is in our clothes, cars, mobile phones, water bottles and food containers...
What is type 1.5 diabetes? It’s a bit like type 1 and a bit like type 2 — but it’s often misdiagnosed
While you’re likely familiar with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, you’ve probably heard less about type ...