You can now order all kinds of medical tests online. Our research shows this is (mostly) a bad idea

Direct-to-consumer tests are products marketed to any consumer who is willing to pay, without going through their GP. But some could do more harm than good.

Here’s how hormones and chemotherapy can change your hair

Changes around puberty and pregnancy can affect the function of genes influencing hair shape. And chemotherapy can cause hair to regrow in a different shape for the first few cycles of hair regrowth

A heatwave in Antarctica totally blew the minds of scientists. They set out to decipher it – and here are the results

Is it OK if my child eats lots of fruit but no vegetables?

Here are some tips if your kids don’t want to eat their veggies

Santa Claus is coming to town! How to help kids manage the big build-up to Christmas

School is out and Santa is on his way, but there’s still a bit of a wait before he wriggles down that chimney

Here’s how we can bring back rail – and cut emissions

Australia’s freight used to go by train, not truck. Could a return to rail help us meet our emissions cutting goals?