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Using mirrors, lighting and certain types of furniture can add the illusion of space to your otherwise tiny apartment.
Researchers have found evidence of a large lake of salty water, buried 1.5 kilometres beneath the southern polar ice cap on Mars. So what does that mean for life on the red planet?
The proposal is very different to schemes in the US where BMI report cards are sent to parents. Instead, the data would feed into obesity research and prevention programs.
An attack on a WA mine worker has highlighted the danger of wild dingoes, particularly when attracted by humans’ food - one of the factors that can make an attack by wild predators much more likely.
Jupiter now has at least 79 moons, the most for any known planet. But where did these newly discovered moons come from?
Dead Lucky tackles issues around worker exploitation, gambling, international students and domestic violence. But it is let down by underdeveloped characters.
The re-education centres are linked to a return to core Communist ideology under President Xi Jinping and party obsession with ‘stability maintenance’.
A trial of a four-day working week shows that employees felt better about their job, were more engaged and reported better work-life balance and less stress.
With most new jobs going to women, their workforce participation rate is growing at nine times the rate for men. But, while participation is on track for parity in a decade, pay is another matter.
Contrary to the common belief you shouldn’t talk about suicide because it plants the idea, asking someone if they plan to harm themselves can help.
Despite several barriers, journalists are changing the way they report on violence against women for the better.
SIM cards link accounts to handsets. They keep communications private. They store messages. Although small and simple, they are a big part of modern mobile phone systems.
A wood and glass case invented in the early 19th-century transformed the movement of plants around the world. In Melbourne, several thousand people greeted a primrose on its arrival from England.
You might know expanded polystyrene as packing foam, but it’s a nightmare to recycle. Why not just turn it into something useful (or beautiful) instead?
Concerns about the scheme have prompted some Australians – including Liberal MP Tim Wilson and former Queensland premier Campbell Newman – to opt out.
Prosecuting whistleblowers has the potential to further shake public confidence in Australia’s criminal justice system.
A successful adaption of Lars von Trier’s film Melancholia breathes new life and energy into its female characters.
The US and Europe approach tech regulation very differently due to their historical contexts. Where does Australia’s fit in?
The evidence suggests the impact of CEOs on company performance isn’t enough to justify their sky-high pay, which is really based more on a culture of power and privilege.
Community gardening improves people’s health, and our new study has found it does wonders for disadvantaged groups living in social housing.
A UN committee has identified numerous ways in which Australia is falling short on the rights of women and children – it must now take the committee’s recommendations seriously.
Good news for cheese-lovers: all five experts said no.
Migrants have similar home ownership rates to the overall population and rely less on public housing. But housing supply shortfalls and higher prices have reduced ownership among recent migrants.
The ideals of liberal democracies are under threat – and not just in the US and Russia.