Anna Salleh

Australia is surrounded by stunning islands — you may even spend time on one this summer. Join us on a whistle-stop tour to explore how some of our most iconic isles rose from the sea.

You might have caught the latest Attenborough documentary in your holiday downtime. And while awe-inspiring and confronting wildlife footage can raise awareness of environmental issues, whether it compels lasting behavioural change is a different story.

Kate Selway has spent the past two months battling subzero temperatures, perpetual sunlight, and getting stuck on the ice to help unlock the secrets of Antarctica’s melting glaciers.

You probably imagine Antarctica is just covered snow and ice, but parts of the frozen continent are home to lush beds of green moss that chart changes over thousands of years.

Wisdom teeth are our most meddlesome molars; evolutionary relics that can be more trouble than they’re worth. But experts say any benefits associated with their removal must be weighed against the risks.

Melting ice in Greenland and Antarctica is changing Earth’s spin, which may help experts with a tricky international timekeeping dilemma, a new study suggests.

Kids are increasingly wearing headphones and earbuds but the noise they’re exposed to could be damaging their hearing, experts warn. So here’s what you can do to help prevent that.

Humans didn't always sleep straight through the night, and we didn't always have to deal with a regulated work or school day. Modern culture is responsible for some of the most enduring misconceptions about sleep. Here are seven common myths. 

The annual Ig Nobel awards celebrates a slew of bizarre research that makes you laugh, and then makes you think. These are some of this year's winners.

The weird and wonderful world of animal sleep