Google Maps images show scale of Israel's destruction of Gaza, where more than 74,000 Palestinians have been killed.

We don’t want the isolating, automated outputs tech lords are selling us. We’re yearning for a shared frame of reference

Every day, social workers and occupational therapists stand alongside nurses in Victoria's public health system. We work in the same hospitals. We care for the same patients. We respond to the same c...

Every day, social workers and occupational therapists stand alongside nurses in Victoria's public health system. We work in the same hospitals. We care for the same patients. We respond to the same c...

Researchers find breathing more air pollution can slow lung development all the way up to early adulthood

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For decades, scientists have worked to improve predictions of El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), a climate powerhouse that can cause droughts, flooding, marine heatwaves, and more around the world

For decades, the Netherlands embraced a strange compromise: selling and consuming cannabis was tolerated, growing it was criminal. One year into regulating the entire supply chain across ten cities, t...

Powered by individual donations and bequests, the country now has one of the world’s largest networks of privately protected and managed land * Change by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprint * Got a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.com Gifting land for conservation and leaving environmental bequests in personal wills are part of a quiet but rapidly growing revolution in environmentalism in Australia – motivated by individual efforts to address the climate and biodiversity crisis head on. As a result, Australia now boasts one of the largest networks of privately protected and managed areas in the world, with gifted land now covering over 10m hectares. Between 2019 and 2024, leading Australian environmental charities saw a 150% increase in bequest revenue, according to data from the 2025 Benchmarking Project report. Continue reading...

Thousands of peer-reviewed scientific papers prove that mindfulness enhances mental and physical wellbeing and reduces chronic pain. Clinical trials, including a major study at the University of Cambridge,...

Nearly 1 in 3 young Australians live outside of major cities. Yet for many of these young people, accessing mental health support is significantly harder.

Two years ago Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom was killed by an IDF strike in Gaza. Her family is still waiting for answers and accountability.

Music: It's good. On each episode of Strong Songs, host Kirk Hamilton takes listeners inside a piece of music, breaking it down and figuring out what makes it work.

Not a single refugee who isn’t a white South African has been legally resettled in the US States since October, according official data.