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Should I let my kids play footy? How to weigh the benefits with the risk of injury
The benefits of sport are undeniable for kids. But how much risk is acceptable?
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Australia has brought in sweeping new laws to combat money laundering – but will they work?
Australia now requires lawyers, accountants and real estate agents to report suspicious customers, at huge cost – but will this help fight crime?
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A volcano in the Philippines erupted two weeks ago. Here’s why scientists are still watching it closely
This year alone, the Philippines’ volcano monitoring agency has recorded 18 eruptive events at Taal Volcano – but they haven’t been the kind you might expect.
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The Odyssey is set in a fantasy world – but the ancient Greeks mapped it onto what they knew
The Greeks didn’t locate their deep past in far-off fantasy lands. These stories happened in places all around them.
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NZ’s overhaul of nature protection laws is a chance to move away from ‘fortress conservation’
New Zealand’s conservation management currently prioritises full protection of pristine landscapes. Other models are based on reciprocity between people and nature.
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Ukraine war: Belarus’s highwire act teeters under Russian pressure
With Russia pressuring Belarus to play a more active role in the war, Ukraine is strengthening the hand of the exiled Belarusian opposition.
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Confessions II: a euphoric return to form that reveals a more vulnerable Madonna
Confessions II might be a spiritual sequel to Confessions on a Dancefloor, but the new album is both sonically different and much more confessional.
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Taxi Driver at 50: how Martin Scorsese’s film foreshadowed the manosphere
The movie chimed with the dark 1970s zeitgeist, but it also prefigured the 21st-century America of Maga.
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Ann Widdecombe killing: why police have told the public – including Nigel Farage – not to speculate
A trial would not be fair if a jury’s decision about a defendant’s guilt or innocence was influenced by material they saw online.
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How we are engineering bacteria to eat cancer
Researchers are working to engineer bacteria that can kill cancerous tumours while reducing harm to healthy cells and tissue.
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What if disabled astronauts are just better suited to space?
After decades assuming disabled people would struggle in spaceflight, researchers are finally asking what they can contribute.
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Canadian farms must keep growing to survive — and farmers and the environment are paying for it
New research shows that corporate concentration, the agricultural treadmill and export-driven policy have turned farm expansion into a survival requirement.