Anna Salleh

Trying to tone up in the new year? Electrical muscle stimulation is promoted as a way to build strength and lose fat with less effort. We look at how the claims stack up with the evidence.

You've had a break from social media over the holidays, but what about a more permanent reset of your relationship with your devices? These digital minimalists did just that.

Is alcohol in moderation better for your health than none? Or is that a myth? We decant the latest evidence and what it tells us about the effects of a daily tipple.

You'll have to get up super early this weekend to catch the best glimpse of Australia's best meteor shower before the Sun rises.

The weird and wonderful world of animal sleep

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.