We don’t all need regular skin cancer screening – but you can know your risk and check yourself

Dec 28, 2024 07:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

Australia has one of the highest skin cancer rates globally, with nearly 19,000 Australians diagnosed with invasive melanoma the most lethal type of skin cancer each year. While advanced melanoma can be fatal, it is...

From Cleopatra to Wellington, leaders have always taxed beer. But Australia’s system has made beer extra pricey

Dec 28, 2024 07:17 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

Beer has existed for thousands of years. It was the drink of choice in ancient Egypt, in northern Europe in the Middle Ages and, of course, remains popular around the world today. And, since it was so widely consumed, it...

Like your pet more than people? So did some of the Greco-Romans

Dec 28, 2024 07:17 am UTC| Insights & Views

The Roman writer Claudius Aelian (2nd3rd century CE) tells us a curious story about a boy and a pet snake: A boy bought a small snake and reared it with great care. When it grew he spoke to it as if it could hear, played...

Dogs and cats get diabetes too. Here’s what to look out for and how to manage it

Dec 28, 2024 07:17 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

Learning a pet has diabetes can be a shock. Sadly, about 20% of diabetic cats and dogs are euthanised within a year of diagnosis due to the impacts on the pets health and their owners lifestyle and finances. However, the...

Sport produces mountains of high-tech waste. We are finding new ways to recycle it

Dec 28, 2024 07:17 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

In the early days of the modern Olympics and Paralympics, athletes competed using heavy, non-aerodynamic equipment. The record for throwing a javelin, for instance, has almost doubled since 1908, when the sport was...

Hallucinogens approved for treating psychiatric disorders: what does the science say?

Dec 28, 2024 07:16 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

Once sidelined in the 1970s, psychedelic substances ranging from esketamine (a ketamine derivative) and psilocybin (the active ingredient in hallucinogenic mushrooms) to MDMA are being reintroduced as potential therapies...

5 elections to watch in 2025

Dec 28, 2024 07:16 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

The coming 12 months cant promise the bumper crop of elections we saw during 2024, when countries home to about half the worlds population headed to the polls. Still, voters will cast ballots in several important elections...