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An artist's impression of the new timber building in Sydney, Australia

Tech & Design

Australia’s first wooden office is eco-friendly – and good for health

27 Apr 2017 - 2:48pm

Johnson Mak from Deakin University holding antibodies that detect the protein interferon epsilon. Photo: Justin McManus

Australasia

Body’s ‘clever’ protein could stop HIV in its tracks

1 Mar 2017 - 11:00am

Which milk? A nuts question. Photo: Roxiller

Australasia

Aussie dairy farmers call for labelling crackdown on the word ‘milk’

28 Feb 2017 - 12:06pm

Following Donald Trump is literally like flicking through TV stations or sitting on Twitter – a whir of opinions, issues and half-truths. Photo: AP

Australasia

Australia leads the world when it comes to millionaire immigrants

23 Feb 2017 - 2:45pm

A wide array of fitness tracking apps could help users stay more active in the long term. Photo: Sydney Morning Herald

Australasia

An extra 2,300 steps could cut the time older Australians spend in hospital

20 Feb 2017 - 5:05pm

Former premier John Brumby in front of a Silex solar test facility at Bridgewater in 2010. The company's promised plant near Mildura was never built. Photo: Paul Rovere

Australasia

Australia’s Victoria to get its first large-scale solar plants

20 Feb 2017 - 2:25pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Reuters

Australasia

Hostile reception awaits Netanyahu ahead of visit to Australia

19 Feb 2017 - 10:31pm

Yahoo7 reporter Krystal Johnson escaped with a good behaviour bond. Photo: Justin McManus/Fairfax

Australasia

Yahoo7 in Australia fined over article that aborted murder trial

17 Feb 2017 - 3:09pm

Mike Brown, professor of planetary astronomy at the California Institute of Technology, points to the gold ring showing a potential orbital path of planet nine in relation to the orbits of 'Trans-Neptunian Objects'. Photo: Patrick T. Fallon/The Washington Post

Science & Research

Why US astronomers need your help to find Planet Nine

16 Feb 2017 - 5:07pm

Top ten most criminal female names. Photo: Sydney Morning Herald

Australasia

The most criminal name in Australia

15 Feb 2017 - 12:59pm

Firstborn children have one more reason to lord over their younger siblings. Photo: Shutterstock

Family & Relationships

Firstborn children have a 'mental edge' over younger siblings, study reveals

14 Feb 2017 - 2:58pm 1

University of NSW workplace academic Sue Williamson. Photo: Sydney Morning Herald

Family & Relationships

‘Office housework’ in Australia’s federal public service still done by women

9 Feb 2017 - 3:34pm

The site of a bushfire might be too dangerous to photograph on foot, but is fine for a drone (with proper permission). Photo: Nick Moir/Fairfax

Tech

Do modern photographers need a drone?

9 Feb 2017 - 1:00pm

Only 8 per cent of millennials in Australia believe they will be better off than their parents. Photo: Sydney Morning Herald

Australasia

Study reveals Australia no longer the ‘lucky country’ for millennials

8 Feb 2017 - 2:27pm

Austrian Airlines' business class cabin.

Australasia

Australian brain surgeon sues Austrian Airlines after pinky mishap

8 Feb 2017 - 2:18pm 1

The 'Anti-establishment Firebrand', one of seven types of Australian identified in the Political Persona Project, is a direct descendant of 'Jack Outback'. Photo: Matt Davidson/Fairfax

Science & Research

Meet Jack Outback, the ‘most interesting’ Australian

6 Feb 2017 - 12:41pm

Kat Shen has suffered back pain since giving birth to her son Alexander four years ago. Photo: Nick Moir/Fairfax

Health

Back pain medications do more harm than good

3 Feb 2017 - 1:54pm

The people have spoken... a lot about the halal snack pack in the past year. Photo: Edwina Pickles/Fairfax

Australasia

Halal snack pack named Australian English word of 2016

1 Feb 2017 - 3:08pm

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Photo: EPA

Australasia

Turnbull confident about refugee swap despite Trump measure

28 Jan 2017 - 2:19pm

A file photo of asylum seekers at the Manus Island detention centre in Papua New Guinea. Photo: EPA

Australasia

US-Australia refugee swap up in the air due to Trump presidency

27 Jan 2017 - 1:52pm 1

Human cells in pig embryos. Photo: Salk Institute/Cell

Science & Research

First human-pig embryos grown in California

27 Jan 2017 - 11:39am 1

Difficult planting conditions have led to a short supply of potatoes and high prices for now. Photo: Wolter Peeters

Australasia

Potato shortage never this bad in Australia

25 Jan 2017 - 4:11pm

As well as the mocking of language skills, the offending radio ad suggested that an Asian man's mother had gone to the toilet in a driveway. File photo: Shutterstock

Australasia

Racist ad mocking Asians pulled off air in Australia

25 Jan 2017 - 11:02pm 5

A satellite image released by NASA shows super cyclone Winston as it spun over Fiji's region. Photo: NASA

Australasia

Looming cyclone may end drought in Australia

24 Jan 2017 - 5:35pm

Employer groups are concerned many Australians will take a sickie on Friday and head to the beach as part of an extended Australia Day long weekend. Photo: Fairfax

Australasia

Australian employers worried everyone will call in sick on Friday

24 Jan 2017 - 11:55am 1

The youngest children in the class are significantly more likely to be medicated for ADHD. Photo: Fairfax

Science & Research

Australian study links ADHD to birth dates

23 Jan 2017 - 11:44am

Emojis are widely used in digital communication, yet the study of how we use them is in its infancy. Photo: Fairfax

Tech

Why researchers think we should study emojis

20 Jan 2017 - 11:28am

The last known Tasmanian tiger, seen in 1936, the year it died in a Hobart zoo. Photo: Tasmanian Museum

Science & Research

Australian scientists map the brain of extinct Tasmanian tiger

19 Jan 2017 - 11:54am

Keeper found around 1.7 million accounts were protected by the password '123456'. Is yours? Photo: Reuters

Tech

2016’s most common passwords are exactly what you’d expect

18 Jan 2017 - 12:04pm

Health care workers perform worse when facing criticism. Photo: Michele Mossop

Science & Research

Criticism causes errors among doctors

17 Jan 2017 - 3:45pm

A bee. Photo: SCMP/Peter Leung

Australasia

Bee afraid? Be very afraid of Australia’s deadliest venomous animal

17 Jan 2017 - 2:35pm

ANZ Bank chief executive Shayne Elliott tries out Android Pay, alongside managing director of products, Katherine Bray. Photo: ANZ

Banking & Finance

ANZ pushes ‘virtual’ credit cards in Australia

13 Jan 2017 - 12:03pm

While wages have remained the same as a decade ago, costs in the UK for services such as transport have risen. Photo: Anna Bryukhanova/Fairfax

Australasia

Australian teachers lash out at ‘unsustainable’ UK workload

12 Jan 2017 - 3:24pm

About one in three people suffer nausea and vomiting after surgery. Photo: Glenn Hunt/Fairfax

Science & Research

Gum better than drugs at easing nausea after surgery

12 Jan 2017 - 11:16am

Tim Worner (left) and Bruce McWilliam. Photo: Dominic K Lorrimer/Fairfax

Australasia

Australian media company gets credit card warning amid CEO sex scandal

11 Jan 2017 - 2:54pm

Available for a range of different devices and operating systems, Google's Chrome became the top browser in 2016. Photo: pexels.com

Tech

Chrome topples IE as most popular browser in 2016

10 Jan 2017 - 3:20pm

Sharks killed just two Australians last year, but ladders averaged 23 deaths a year over the decade to 2012. Photo: Fairfax Media/Virginia Star

Australasia

What is saving an Australian life worth?

9 Jan 2017 - 11:06am 1

Shan Ju Lin was unveiled as One Nation’s candidate for the Ipswich-based seat of Bundamba. Photo: Facebook

Australasia

Right-wing One Nation party dumps candidate for anti-gay Facebook posts

8 Jan 2017 - 9:04pm

Katrina Hetherington with Charley. Photo: Wolter Peeters

Health

Introduce of peanuts to allergy-prone infants, say new guidelines

6 Jan 2017 - 3:46pm 1

Moriah Modisette died after the crash. Photo: GoFundMe

Gear

Family sues Apple over FaceTime’s role in fatal car crash

3 Jan 2017 - 12:23pm 4

John Arnould and Paul Tixier hope their research will reduce the interaction between the fishing industry and whales. Photo: Penny Stephens

Australasia

Australian whales losing killer instinct

2 Jan 2017 - 3:30pm

Robot K-2SO (left, with Felicity Jones as Jyn Erso) is the undisputed star in the latest Star Wards installment. A sign of things to come? Photo: AP

Tech

Robots won’t kill jobs, say researchers

30 Dec 2016 - 2:28pm

The seal climbed onto the bonnet of a car, leaving significant damage. Photo: Tasmania Police

Australasia

Australian seal smashes car windscreen

27 Dec 2016 - 11:35am 1

A slime mould, or Physarum polycephalum, which can learn simple lessons by fusing with members of its own species. Photo: Audrey Dussutour/CNRS

Science & Research

The brainless cell that can solve problems and teach

26 Dec 2016 - 11:57am 1

Seven West Media chief executive Tim Worner and former executive assistant Amber Harrison. Photo: SMH

Business

How to handle office relationships in case they go wrong

23 Dec 2016 - 12:08pm 1

Photo: Reuters

Australasia

MH370 families condemn decision to halt search

22 Dec 2016 - 5:42pm

When we leave our daily routine for the holidays, our data usage typically skyrockets.

Gear

Don’t get sucked down the data drain these holidays

22 Dec 2016 - 1:24pm