Why Animal-Assisted Therapy Is Becoming a Key Part of Modern Mental Health Care
Over the past decade, more mental health professionals have begun to include animals in therapeutic settings. What was once viewed...
The Revival of Polished Concrete in Modern Architecture
Concrete, traditionally viewed as a purely functional and industrial material, is experiencing a renaissance in modern architectur...
KiwiSaver payments have to rise – but earners shouldn’t be penalised if they can’t afford it
Getty ImagesThe 2020s haven’t exactly been a golden age for getting ahead.First came COVID, when job security evaporated ove...
How polling failures, gambling legalization and political gridlock paved the way for the explosive rise of prediction markets
At their best, prediction markets aggregate collective intelligence to weigh the likelihood of future events.Fairfax Media/Getty I...
How California’s war on smog and its ambitious car pollution rules made everyone’s air cleaner
Before catalytic converters, starting a gas-powered vehicle could choke the surrounding area with smog.Bettmann via Gett…
Holocaust survivors in France came home to stolen apartments, looted furniture and bureaucratic hurdles
Furniture confiscated from Jewish homes is delivered to other people in Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris in April 1942, after…
‘Project Hail Mary’ demonstrates how intellectual humility can be a guiding force for scientists and astronauts
Ryland Grace, the 'Project Hail Mary' protagonist, exhibits intellectual humility while problem-solving to save the Eart…
Ticks are the backyard threat southwestern Pennsylvania homeowners keep ignoring
Pennsylvania consistently ranks among the top three states in the country for reported Lyme disease cases each year.Ladi…
From youth bulges to graying societies: The demographic dynamics that are upending the world
Population trends are driving change.Alexander Spatari/Getty ImagesGovernment-shaking protests in Bangladesh, Iran, Nepa…
Artemis II’s long countdown – a space historian explains why it has taken over 50 years to return to the…
The Artemis I crew and service modules with the Moon and Earth in the distance on Nov. 28, 2022.NASAWhile I was leading …
Benefits of mindfulness meditation go far beyond relaxation – here’s what it is and how to practice it
Mindfulness meditation is a process of noticing difficult thoughts and feelings rather than shutting them out.Marco VDM/…
Trump Fed pick Kevin Warsh could shake up the central bank with his ‘family fight’ model
Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump's nominee to helm the Fed, is expected to change the way the central bank operates. …
The Fair Work Commission has abolished junior rates of pay for most over 18s. It’s a positive step
On Tuesday, the Fair Work Commission handed down a landmark ruling that will phase out “junior” rates of pay…
Why a second global shipping chokepoint could soon live up to its name as the ‘Gate of Tears’
Luke Dray/Stringer/GettyIf you’d never heard of the Strait of Hormuz before, you probably have by now. Iran’…
How sea mines threaten global trade, and how navies detect them
Iranian forces have used small speedboats to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz.Tasnim News Agency, CC BYU.S. intelligenc…
Decades of hostility between Iran and the US were preceded by a little-remembered century-long friendship
The ouster of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh marked a turning point in U.S.-Iran relations.AP PhotoThe British- and A…
Why does chocolate cost so much this Easter, when cocoa’s price is at a 3-year low?
Consumer group Choice found some chocolate treats, like these Easter eggs, have become smaller and more expensive since …
NASA wants to build a base on the Moon by the 2030s – how and why it plans to build…
NASA's Space Launch System rocket that will take an astronaut crew around the Moon rolls out to the launchpad. Joel Kows…