John Elder
A guide to coronavirus etiquette: Please sir, can you move six steps away?
It’s all very well (and correct) for the Prime Minister to order his subjects to keep four square metres from one another...
Smartphones may make headaches worse, more resistant to drugs: New study
Do smartphones make our headaches resistant to pain medication? A preliminary study published by the American Academy of Neurology found evidence that...
Rampaging, not waddling: World’s biggest turtle 100 times bigger than modern slow-movers
Beware reports of an ancient horned turtle the size of a car. It was more like the size of the flying saucer...
‘Houston, we have a leak’: Smart nappy sets off alarm, possibly a tinkling sound
One of the defining rituals of early parenthood – holding your baby’s backside in front of your face and going in search...
Is Valentine’s the unsexiest day ever? Strictly speaking, it’s meant to be
That funny shushing sound you hear every February 14 is Saint Valentine turning over in the dried-out rose petals in which he...
Pharmacists soon to begin trial prescribing antibiotics: Doctor groups claim it’s a disaster
Despite hostile opposition from doctor groups, Queensland is reportedly just weeks away from allowing pharmacists to prescribe antibiotics for urinary tract infections...
Disciplined doctor needs $100,000 a month just to get by: Medical board
A cosmetic surgeon whose registration was cancelled by the Medical Board of Australia – after he allegedly botched two tummy-tuck surgeries and...
NASA finds the Milky Way strung with Christmas lights
Just before Christmas those attention-seeking nerds at NASA announced they had discovered a giant candy cane at the centre of the Milky...
Why are baby pandas born so tiny? There goes one theory, down for the count
The next time you have two cooked sausages side by side on your plate, consider this: they weigh as much as a...
Why do some people live beyond 110? New discovery
Last month, a Russian woman claiming to be the world’s oldest person finally gave up on life, at the reported and somewhat...