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Whistler by Ann Patchett: a pacy metafiction where rich people are nice to each other
Ann Patchett’s 11th novel follows a daughter and father who reunite and learn to be better to each other.
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Backrooms: why being trapped in the film’s endless corridors feels a lot like modern life
Beneath the horrifying labyrinth, Backrooms tells a familiar story of foreclosed futures, precarity and frustrated aspirations.
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Life in the ancient Arctic: tiny teeth of newly discovered species suggest it was a cradle of mammalian evolution
The Arctic was not simply a cold edge of the Cretaceous world, but a place where mammals adapted, diversified, migrated and originated.
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Chief Purpose Officers: A leadership solution or another management fad?
Make way for the Chief Purpose Officer - a corporate compass for keeping firms’ strategy in line with their purpose statements, but can they genuinely change organizations for the better?
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Four top tips for tracing your ancestry from a family historian
Studying the stories of our ancestors, whatever their background, is a deeply enriching experience.
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We don’t always read comics in the same way as text – and that makes them a good learning tool
Reading and understanding comics is much more complex than you might initially think.
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Extreme weather is making Antarctic research harder, but new technology is providing some answers – new study
There’s a greater need than ever to understand how climate change in Antarctica will have global consequences – but research if getting more difficult.
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View from The Hill: Ed Husic stirs pot on AUKUS as Peter Garrett to lead public inquiry
The controversial AUKUS pact continues to cause headaches for the government - even within its own ranks.
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Could the Democrats win control of Congress in the US midterms? All eyes are on these pivotal races
The Democrats have a good chance at winning both houses of Congress, but the Republicans still have some advantages.
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Ever seen a cave cricket? Australia now has three new species of these spindly, spider-like creatures
Caves have long been a refuge. But climate change could pose an existential threat to cave crickets and other cave dwellers.
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Almost 3 million workers will get a 4.75% pay rise in July. But wages can’t catch up with inflation
Even after the new rises, our lowest paid employees will still have less buying power when they go to the shops than five years ago.
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GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic show promise for more than weight loss. But what’s science vs hype?
Ozempic-style drugs have been flagged as possible treatments for cancer, dementia, endo, addiction and more. An expert explains what the evidence really says.