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Wearables and smartwatches can track your pulse – but if you’re using them to scan for irregular heart rhythms, there are some things you should know.
Melanesia’s tropical islands are home to at least 700 species of frogs – many with tiny ranges. We must safeguard these biological treasures.
This year’s program balanced big films like My Policeman, TÁR and Banshees of Inisherin with smaller, edgier films. Here’s the best of the best.
Russell Marks’ Black Lives, White Law is not about solutions; it’s about identifying the problems with Australia’s criminal legal system, and the injustice it does to First Nations people.
Whether or not they smoke, most young people don’t share the tobacco companies’ view that New Zealand’s new smokefree measures will reduce their autonomy or limit their freedoms.
In this podcast Michelle and Amanda discuss Lathe government’s struggle to hasten through its industrial relations bill, he COP27 conference under way in Egypt, and the big cash splashes by successful Teals.
A well-known cybercrime group has threatened to release the data should the ransom not be paid.
Lowe and the Reserve Bank are pushing up interest rates at almost the fastest pace on record to get the economy back in balance. It’s tough. But it has been done before – and here’s how it worked.
Cyber crime is arguably the top risk now facing any business. But things need to change if cyber-insurance is to be viable for most.
Sometimes you just can’t wait to see a doctor. With the addition of more virtual services during COVID, these days you have more options.
New Zealand’s proportion of reinfections is now at 17% of new cases. As new variants continue to proliferate, vaccine boosters would protect those most vulnerable and reduce the risk of long COVID.
There are fears the Northern Territory government will allow gas and other industries to extract substantially more water from the environment than is currently allowed.
In this play, RBG discusses her most famous cases and her conversations with three of the presidents who served during her 27-year term on the US Supreme Court.
Thousands of Twitter users are jumping ship – and Mastodon might become their new home. But it’s not a clone of the ‘blue bird site’.
The sea level around Vanuatu is rising at a rate nearly twice the global average. New research tells a story of both loss and resilience.
Deficit discourse is created, in part, by a mainstream media and screen culture that is overwhelmingly white and doesn’t reflect the cultural diversity of its population.
The internet has been heralded as liberation technology and accused of undermining democracy. The available research shows it is a bit of both.
In the end, we must accept there are flaws in jury processes. But finding alternatives has proved difficult, hence the reluctance of governments to abandon the status quo.
There are lots of stereotypes about why people homeschool their kids. Some parents interviewed in new research said bullying meant they had no choice.
Phobias are when fears become excessive and interrupt daily life. A new review shows one longer session of exposure is just as effective and more time-efficient than multiple shorter sessions.
Kate Cocks, South Australia’s first policewoman, was no saint – but she helped solve major crimes including the poisoning of children, abortion rackets and drug smuggling.
The layouts of our cities and their transport systems were not planned with women in mind. Inflexible services and inconveniently located schools, childcare and workplaces pose daily challenges.
Two-thirds of those surveyed back capped gas prices, an extra tax on gas exporters that would subsidise prices, or rules requiring Australian gas to be reserved for Australian use.
As of this weekend, users can ‘buy’ a verification badge on Twitter for just US$8. This problematic system will have widespread consequences.