Lifestyle

Coups in Africa: how democratic failings help shape military takeovers – study

Popular disappointment in elected governments was a prominent trigger for coup makers.

Dec 09, 2025 • 5 min

The price of belonging is inconvenience. Are we still willing to pay it?

Every time we choose people over convenience, we invest in community. The real question in our homes, workplaces and democracies is whether we are willing to pay that price.

Dec 09, 2025 • 5 min

Online sharing can push us apart – but when it’s authentic it can bring us together

Social media is often blamed for loneliness, but a large new review suggests that when people share authentically online, it can actually strengthen relationships.

Dec 09, 2025 • 5 min

How short-form videos could be harming young minds

Short videos entertain, but constant scrolling is reshaping how children think, sleep and feel.

Dec 09, 2025 • 5 min

Will Scotland’s planned four-day week for teachers work?

The proposal by the Scottish government does not reduce teachers’ overall hours but redistributes them.

Dec 09, 2025 • 5 min

Rage bait: the psychology behind social media’s angriest posts

How not to get drawn in by rage bait.

Dec 09, 2025 • 5 min

Why Grand Designs-style eco-homes aren’t a good blueprint for sustainable living

We can’t all live in rural idyll.

Dec 09, 2025 • 5 min

‘If I must die’: poetry from Gaza creates an alternative archive of testimony

Poetry offers something that news and visual imagery cannot in times of crisis: depth over immediacy and meaning over spectacle.

Dec 09, 2025 • 5 min

8 reasons the government should not introduce oral nicotine pouches to NZ

Introducing oral nicotine pouches risks exposing more young people to nicotine addiction and compounding the problems caused by vaping.

Dec 09, 2025 • 5 min

Should the UK follow Australia’s under-16s social media ban? It could do more harm than good

Children may be put off telling adults about something harmful they’re not supposed to have seen.

Dec 09, 2025 • 5 min

How Canada’s emergency communications still exclude Indigenous languages

In Canada, emergency communication is issued only in English and French, even in regions where Indigenous languages are widely spoken and recognized — an exclusion that compromises safety.

Dec 09, 2025 • 5 min

Banning kids from social media doesn’t make online platforms safer. Here’s what will do that

The ban may keep some children out, but it does nothing to fix the harmful architecture awaiting them when they return.

Dec 09, 2025 • 5 min

Hustle, muscle and grift: how the manosphere has grown into a money-making machine

No longer relegated to an obscure corner of the internet, manfluencers have found ways to expand their audiences and exploit them for profit.

Dec 09, 2025 • 5 min

On a typical school day, 11% of students are absent. How can Australia fix this?

A new report details how student absences are changing post-pandemic. It also shows how Australia can look to England for ideas on what to do.

Dec 09, 2025 • 5 min

If parents designed the new ‘Thriving Kids’ program, it’d look like this

A new survey shows parents and carers have strong ideas about how a program for kids with disability could be designed.

Dec 09, 2025 • 5 min

A 2,000-year-old building site reveals the raw ingredients for ancient Roman self-healing concrete

This has re-written our understanding of how Romans manufactured concrete.

Dec 09, 2025 • 5 min

Lady Gaga’s Mayhem tour marks a powerful return to the darkness that defined her

After a decade dabbling in different genres, Gaga’s return to gothic synth-pop reminds us why she became an icon in the first place.

Dec 09, 2025 • 5 min

Thrilling new versions of Greek myths pulse with queer desire and feminist fury

In two thrilling new fictional riffs on Greek myth, Natalie Haynes and Zoe Terakes interrogate ancient stories of heroism and desire.

Dec 09, 2025 • 5 min

We watched these coral colonies succumb to black band disease. 6 months later, 75% were dead

This is especially worrying because these massive corals are normally quite resilient to heat stress. Even the strong are now struggling to survive.

Dec 10, 2025 • 5 min

West Edmonton Men’s Shed program builds connections while helping Glenrose patients

A west Edmonton Men’s Shed is building more than birdhouses — its handmade kits are helping Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital patients rebuild their strength, skills and memory.

Dec 09, 2025 • 5 min