Joel Werner

In the past, people suffering from delusional beliefs might have thought that they were Napoleon or that the KGB was tapping their phone. These days, many believe that they're the star of a movie or a reality television show, even when they're not. Joel Werner reports from New York on the under-recognised influence of culture on mental health.

As the Australian netball team prepares to face arch rivals New Zealand in this year's Constellation Cup series, the Diamonds reveal how a school of fish helped them beat the Kiwis at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

It's probably the most famous chord in popular music — but for decades, no-one could figure out exactly how to play the opening chord of A Hard Day's Night.

Radiohead fans are obsessed with Pyramid Song. It's not the vocals or lyrics that hook them in, it's the rhythm. So what's so extraordinary about this song?

If you haven't brushed up on your dinosaurs lately you might be in for a shock. But there's a reason why your kids can name dinosaurs that you've never heard of, writes Joel Werner.

Climate change is a long, heavy, slow moving train crawling across decades. Even if we pull the emergency brake right now, we're not stopping for a while yet. That's why we need to learn to adapt, writes Joel Werner.

During this summer's bushfires, numbers have been everywhere, and they've been overwhelming. We make sense of five of these numbers.