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From lights up to the production’s satisfying conclusion, Day (After Day) in the Life of the Useless is seriously funny and surprisingly moving.

Recent drone and GPS jamming attacks on Germany and Romania have ratcheted up tensions between Russia and the rest of Europe.

A pothole is usually not the disease – it is the visible symptom. The main engineering challenge is trying to stop them forming in the first place.

In some communities, cultural norms can make it hard for women to ask about sex, contraception, periods, pregnancy or birth in mainstream health-care settings.

Life of M bleeds fact into fiction, but it requires much more of the reader than a simple guessing game of who’s who.

The case for large-scale technologies that reflect solar radiation back into space rests on global warming’s grim reality.

In Victoria, for instance, the subject which scales the highest is Latin. But it’s only offered by a handful of schools, most of which cater to privileged families.

Booze-free drinks that mimic the taste of alcohol can help teenagers fit in socially. But new research suggests there are important limits to what they can replace.

Regional communities often don’t oppose renewables, but want a say in where they go and who foots the bill.

A lawyer who worked on a class action against tobacco makers says the Meta deal mirrors the playbook of Big Tobacco – and will cost only a few days’ revenue.

Many teens consider the school formal a rite of passage. But some young people might feel an enormous pressure to look a certain way.

Many people report exercise makes them incredibly hungry. Here’s what might be going on.