The world’s most bizarre secret weapons: how pigeons, cats, whales and even robotic catfish have acted as spies through the ages
The history of spying shows that many agencies have experimented with using animals for undercover work to gather information ...
Six ways to make the internet safer for women
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What Virginia Woolf has in common with the Peepo! baby
This describes, with startling accuracy, the physical structure of Peepo! Alternate spreads depict the baby on the left page ...
Wren’s day: an old Irish tradition that survives today
Still celebrated in parts of Ireland and in the diaspora, Wren’s day involves a parade where hunters sing at homes after ...
Why splash pools can be an infection risk for kids
How does pathogen contamination of splash pools occur? Splash pads are intentionally designed so that standing water does not ...
South Africa’s modern rondavels: family homes may be changing, but traditions remain
Architectural changes have not altered the cultural norms, values, habits and behaviours attached to Xhosa rondavels.
What if you could rank food by ‘healthiness’ as you shopped? Nutrient profiling systems use algorithms to simplify picking healthy groceries
Nutrition Facts labels provide useful information about how nutritious a food is, but can be overwhelming. A single score ...
Regular lessons have paused – but your kids should still practise their swimming this summer
Many swimming schools have temporarily closed for the summer holidays. But this doesn’t mean you should take a break from ...
Australia has a remarkable history of outdoor cinema. Here’s why Netflix will never beat it
More than 100 years ago, a master pearl diver in Broome set up what is now the world’s oldest still-running open-air cinema.
Julia Child’s France, pig slaughter in Portugal and a culinary detective: 5 delicious food writing classics
These classic books offer a smorgasbord of perspectives on the ways food shapes our world – and ourselves. They’ll make you ...
We don’t all need regular skin cancer screening – but you can know your risk and check yourself
Blanket screening Australians for skin cancer might lead to more diagnoses but not necessarily save more lives or be ...
Transform the daily grind to make life more interesting – a philosopher shares 3 strategies to help you attain the good life
One of the easiest ways to do this is by embracing a mindset characterized by curiosity, creativity and what I call ...