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There are concerns that performance-enhancing drug use is quickly becoming a public health crisis.
CBS is not only the likely new owner of Ten Network but a major supplier of content to every television network and streaming service.
We are witnessing dramatic advances in the deployment of autonomous systems, but are we designing robots that can be trusted?
Between 1982 and 2013, the share of home owners among 25-34 year olds shrunk, by more than 20%. On the other hand, the share of home owners among those aged 65+ years has risen slightly.
New research shows that women are paid 16% less than their male colleagues for making a contribution of the same value to their employer.
A modest rebalancing of federal tax policy toward build-to-rent housing could fill affordable housing funding gaps. Australian funds are already investing in such a scheme in the US.
Last week Brazil opened thousands of kilometres of previously protected Amazon rainforest to mining, in a bid to combat ongoing political and economic disasters.
The kinds of vaccines adults need depend on several factors, including whether you were born here, how old you are and whether you intend to travel overseas.
A year before his death at 31 Franz Schubert published ‘Winterreise’ or ‘winter’s journey’, a series of 24 poems set to music exploring unrequited love. Schubert described them as ‘truly terrible’.
Genetic evidence has become a critical aspect of modern criminal investigations. What are the methods and approaches used in present-day DNA forensics?
Wider societal issues are driving road user behaviour, which cannot be fixed by taking a traditional road safety approach.
Research shows that companies will back ethical causes only if they know they will benefit from the stance.
Victoria’s plan to legislate its own renewable energy target of 40% by 2025 shows how states are increasingly taking the energy policy reins away from the federal government.
A bunion is an enlargement of the inner portion of the joint at the base of the big toe. Does it need to be removed?
Processed foods often contain additives with intimidating chemical names or numbers. But many of these are derived from or based on chemicals that are found in nature.
The story behind the marathon is more complicated than it seems.
In the marriage equality debate, those who once fought against protections for religious freedom are suddenly all for it.
Have you ever heard chicks peeping in the egg? Have you ever wondered how they manage to take their first breath in the shell?
There are benefits to shared reading long after children can read to themselves, so how long should you read to your children?
A Fremantle monument to three white explorers was revised in 1994 to acknowledge the violence committed against Indigenous owners. As Australia struggles to reconcile its racist past, perhaps this monument shows a way forward.
Chinese professionals are influenced by the Confucian values. This means they are uncomfortable with refusing tasks or questioning directions, unlike their Australian counterparts.
Doxing challenges traditional journalism. Its investigative role is circumvented by people disclosing information online quickly, and often inaccurately.
Successful parks and urban green spaces encourage us to linger, to rest, to walk for longer. That, in turn, provides the time to maximise the restorative mental benefits.
Breathing in through your nose has many medical benefits over mouth breathing. As usual, be wary of misinformation and bias when looking up health on the internet.