Black Friday: why our brains love a bargain
Previous Black Friday sales have seen bargain hunters embroiled in physical battles over the most popular products. In the US ...
How the UK’s austerity policies caused life expectancy to fall
A new book outlines the ways in which austerity has been the biggest driver of shorter life expectancy in Britain.
Why timekeeping is now on the verge of a giant leap forward in accuracy
Accurate timekeeping has always been part of humankind’s social evolution. At the Neolithic monument of Newgrange in Ireland, ...
Five reasons your dog might really benefit from canine clothing
From raincoats to fleecy jumpers, snoods to booties, here are five reasons why your dog might need canine clothing this ...
Australia’s social media ban for kids under 16 just became law. How it will work remains a mystery
The ban won’t take effect for at least 12 months. But key details about it are still missing – including how social media ...
Grattan on Friday: Albanese gets down and dirty in deal making and breaking as Senate rushes to Christmas finish
In 2024’s final parliamentary sitting, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reverted to a role he played in Julia Gillard’s ...
State surveillance: Kenyans have a right to privacy – does the government respect it?
Essentially, the problem with state surveillance in Kenya is that there aren’t adequate safeguards to protect citizens’ ...
As Amazon workers prepare to strike on Black Friday, the story of one warehouse in the UK that pushed to unionise – podcast
Sociologist Tom Vickers tells what happened – and how Amazon reacted – when workers won a vote on official recognition in ...
Minerals in hot springs performed a key chemical reaction for early life on Earth, new study confirms
The experiment involved custom-building a small chamber that simulated hot spring environments on early Earth.
A Terra pode ter tido anéis como os de Saturno
Ao longo da história, houve inúmeras colisões no cinturão de asteroides, gerando fragmentos que, após dezenas de milhões de ...
Estudo alerta que medicamentos de uso frequente podem oferecer riscos na terceira idade
O uso contínuo de certos medicamentos pode agravar quadros clínicos em idosos, e aumentar os custos para o paciente e para o ...
Núcleo Avançado de Geriatria (NAGe) do Hospital Sírio Libanês
Médico, doutor em Ciências pela Universidade de São Paulo e professor da Especialização em geriatria, Núcleo Avançado de Geriatria (NAGe) do Hospital Sírio Libanês ...