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‘Mindful’ consumers feel handmade goods contain more ‘love’ and are willing to pay more for them. For faster-paced ‘doers’, handmade marketing can actually backfire.
Dried plant materials found under the floorboards of the Hyde Park Barracks show inhabitants were eating a range of fresh fruits, nuts, vegetables and even spices.
A new study found people with type 2 diabetes who used drugs like Ozempic had a reduced risk of 42 health conditions or issues, but a greater risk of 19 others.
Major social media platforms have decided to leave the job of fact checking to their platforms’ users. Research suggests they may not be up to the challenge.
Even though 1080 is derived from native plants, not all of Australia’s native species are resistant to this lethal poison.
Conservation groups can now share and compare climate adaptation tactics to support threatened species and ecosystems through a new online tool called AdaptLog.
Visual contracts can make the legal process more accessible. But there are challenges that need to be addressed before they become more widespread and accepted.
Despite best intentions, social and family workers say they can feel helpless because of bigger problems such as housing or family violence.
A larger body doesn’t necessarily mean you have ‘clinical obesity’, according to a proposed new definition of the disease.
New research shows kids with more positive experiences – from stable routines to enriching social activities – were significantly less likely to be obese by age eight.
Aggressive and misleading marketing is fuelling demand for medicinal cannabis. Here are some of the ways clinics bend the rules.
On average, customers using BNPL services ended up spending more than 6% more than those who didn’t. The effect was particularly strong among younger shoppers and those with lower incomes.
Most dairy farmers surveyed said they faced major challenges, including rising costs, drought and floods. Long working hours and low incomes created mental strain for 69% of farmers or their families.
Lots of digital tools promise to assist children with neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism and ADHD. But it’s hard to know what is and isn’t useful.
This new research estimates the price and benefits of recovering threatened species – and offers cost-effective ways for environment groups, farmers, governments and others to make a difference.
From dried-up rivers to flooded crops and cities, rising temperatures in 2024 wreaked havoc with water, creating life-threatening challenges for people and nature alike. Explore this interactive map.
Ferdinand von Sommer was Western Australia’s first government geologist – but until now his life and career have been shrouded in mystery.
Kids can be more vulnerable due to a combination of their behaviour and physiology.
Unboxing videos are popular – earning children as young as two thousands of followers and, potentially, big money. But there are also challenges and risks for these pint-sized content creators.
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