Don’t kill the curl grubs in your garden – they could be native beetle babies
Have you ever been in the garden and found a large, white, C-shaped grub with…
School uniforms are meant to foster a sense of belonging and raise achievement – but it’s not clear that they do
In France, MPs have recently considered whether to reintroduce compulsory school uniform, with first lady…
it’s about to do so again
Copper is all around us. The metal is both ever-present and invisible in our world.…
Fukushima to release contaminated water – an expert explains why this could be the best option
Over ten years ago, a tsunami triggered a disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power…
I’ll never forget these half-wild, ‘too much’ heroines – Philip Pullman’s Lyra and Elena Ferrante’s Lila
Reading Philip Pullman’s Northern Lights to my children around 2007, I met its heroine, Lyra…
Two months before NSW election, a new poll gives Labor a big lead
A new poll has given Labor a sizeable 56% to 44% two-party preferred lead over…
Would Sidney Nolan have become the artist he became if not for Sunday Reed?
Review: Sunday, directed by Anne-Louise Sarks, Melbourne Theatre Company Sunday is a glimpse into the…
Australia’s iconic black swans have a worrying immune system deficiency, new genome study finds
For years, scientists have known bird flu kills every black swan it infects. This means…
Want your child to eat more veggies? Talk to them about ‘eating the rainbow’
Parents of young children today were raised during some of the most damaging periods of…
In drought-stricken Cabo Verde, UN chief finds hope for creating sustainable oasis
For hours, António Guterres’ car had moved along a sinuous road, which opened against an arid…