Kids do feel the cold. So why won’t they wear a jumper?
When you say ‘but aren’t you cold?’ what are you really asking? Kids will answer how they feel now; parents are planning ahead.
20/07/2026 The Conversation
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Tracing art from impressionism through to abstract expressionism, and from Ohio to Adelaide
Monet to Matisse: Defying Tradition is at the Art Gallery of South Australia, on tour from the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio.
20/07/2026 The Conversation
Electric vehicles are built different. Australia needs better data to get the most out of the shift
Australia stopped keeping detailed data on its vehicle fleet after the domestic car industry ended. That’s becoming an issue.
20/07/2026 The Conversation
Father of teen who had innovative brain tumour surgery ‘so grateful’ to medics as son makes ‘remarkable’ recovery
Toby Peart, 13, was one of first patients to have surgery with Braun Aesculap Aeos 3D Robotic Assisted Exoscope
20/07/2026 The Independent
NZ parties want to make rooftop solar more affordable. We found cost isn’t everything
Both major parties want to boost household solar. But new research suggests wider uptake also depends on policy certainty, design and long-term returns.
19/07/2026 The Conversation
Where do world’s biggest diamonds come from? Geologists now have answers
Some of the most extraordinary gems ever found belong to a rare class of diamonds known as CLIPPIRs (Cullinan-like, Large, Inclusion-Poor, Pure, Irregular, Resorbed). They make up less than 1% of all diamonds on Earth, and include three of the…
19/07/2026 The Independent
Is online gaming ruining chess? Players say it’s not quite as black and white as that
The lockdown, combined with the runaway success of Netflix show The Queen’s Gambit, has seen a surge in the number of people playing chess online. Jemma Robinson asks what this means for traditional chess clubs
19/07/2026 The Independent
Burnout isn’t new — 18th-century farm records show workers describing the same exhaustion
The language of burnout turns up in agricultural records from more than 200 years ago, long before the term entered popular use.
19/07/2026 The Conversation
Canadians love outdoor play and land-based learning — but regulations get in the way
Reform needs to address liscencing regulation, curriculum frameworks, standards of practice for early childhood educators and post-secondary preparation.
19/07/2026 The Conversation
EU ban on destroying unsold clothes takes effect
Under new rules to reduce waste, large companies across the European Union can no longer dispose of unsold clothes, accessories and footwear.
19/07/2026 Deutsche Welle
An Israeli paraglider tries to save migrating swifts that nest in the Western Wall
Swifts have nested in Jerusalem's Western Wall since biblical times. Now one Israeli paraglider is trying to save them.
19/07/2026 NPR
The Search for Another Earth-Like Planet Just Took a Big Step Forward
Astronomers have discovered a rocky exoplanet that has an atmosphere and sits within the habitable zone of a solar system.
19/07/2026 Wired
5 clever design tricks to make a small home look bigger
Just because you live in a small place doesn't mean it has to look or feel cramped. Interior designers share creative strategies to create the illusion of space that work for renters and small budgets.
19/07/2026 NPR
A centuries-old festival in Japan brings Shinto traditions and towering floats to the streets
In Japan, the Gion Matsuri festival brings towering floats to the streets in Shinto religious processions that are rooted in rituals dating back more than 1,000 years and that were intended to ward off epidemics
19/07/2026 The Independent
Far above the Earth, NASA's Apollo lunar lander put astronauts on the moon
17/07/2026 The Independent
How Manchester created Manchesterism: from music and culture to political power
17/07/2026 The Conversation
Yes, Burnham’s Bee Network has transformed central Manchester. But that’s not the whole picture
17/07/2026 The Conversation