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The end of denuclearisation politics has opened new possibilities for the direction of the Korean Peninsula, but the tensions of 2017 remind us of the possibility of disaster.
How can exercise, meditation and hypnosis change our brains and potentially prevent disease?
Good public access for Melbourne Airport and others like it depends on not fixating on one solution, like a single rail line, but instead developing multiple options integrated with the city’s needs.
Guidelines for screen use for students need to take more than just time into account. Sleep, eye health, posture and other wellbeing issues need consideration as well.
Whether it is art or pop, high or low, terms such as creativity, authenticity, innovation and uniqueness can help us judge a work of music. And Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. brims with these qualities.
As galaxies get older they get rounder, and fall victim to the middle-aged spread that catches many of us humans here on Earth.
Research into Queensland’s Darling Downs area has found social stress caused by housing pressure, population shifts and the ‘two-speed economy’ of coal seam gas.
Scientists long assumed that the extinct moa played an important role as a disperser of large seeds. But a new study finds that New Zealand’s largest herbivore only dispersed the tiniest seeds.
Media reporting on women in the military plays an important role in cultural change. Recent research shows Australian newspapers focus on scandal and place responsibility on the women involved.
Australia’s local leadership, including businesses executives and politicians, is relatively weak compared to those in other nations.
Our body burns more fat when we exercise before breakfast, but studies haven’t found that means we lose more weight over time.
Four out of five experts say walking is enough exercise.
The most interesting part of our body that changes during sleep is our brain.
Businesses who pay dividends to shareholders with tax credits attached pay more tax, new research finds.
Let’s get emotional about science. Not just to celebrate it, but because that’s how to do it properly.
You’d perhaps expect property investors not to mind foreign investors who might push up prices. More surprisingly, house hunters are also more supportive than those who are not looking to buy.
Australia’s decline in PISA rankings and criticisms of NAPLAN tell us we should also be looking at how we assess teacher quality.
Sex was central to life in ancient Mesopotamia. And the authors of Sumerian love poetry, depicting the exploits of divine couples, showed a wealth of practical knowledge about the stages of female sexual arousal.
Recent research found that members of the public have four common explanations for paedophilia or child sexual abuse. But the reality is more complex, with multiple causes often at work.
Dingoes increase cattle yields, mountain lions reduce car crashes and vultures eat organic waste: like them or not, predators help humans.
This bald-faced refusal to acknowledge their own inconvenient history in part comes from the politicians’ belief that if you just burnish the “spin”, you can get away with saying anything.
Michelle Grattan speaks to University of Canberra’s Deep Saini about the week in Australian politics.
The federal government is confident that states will sign up to the National Energy Guarantee, with a final decision now timetabled for August.
For Australia, the median age is 37.2 years. The Northern Territory is the youngest state or territory with a a median age of 32.4 years and Tasmania is the oldest at 42 years.