And how much dairy do they actually need? asks Nick Fuller If you follow child nutrition content on social media, you’re bound to be confused when it comes to giving your kids milk. Some influencers claim you should avoid milk at all costs, for fear it...

Fruit and vegetables contain important vitamins, minerals and fibre. These support overall wellbeing and reduce the risk of illnesses, such as heart disease and some cancers. Canned are usually cheaper and longer-lasting than fresh produce....

What ‘biodegradable’ packaging really means – and 3 key questions to ask about it.Martin Zaki and Alessandra Sutti investigate. “Biodegradable” has become one of the most reassuring words in modern packaging. It appears on coffee cups, shopping bags and food containers, implying a promise: this product...

Birth rates are declining in most of the world, including Australia. Here’s why that really matters, reports Liz Allen. Birth rates have been declining worldwide since the peak of the post-second world war baby boom. Birth rates have now reached below replacement in most of the...

Parents know how easily coughs, colds and other infections can move through a household after a child picks up a bug at childcare or school. This puts babies with older siblings at greater risk of serious infectious illness, especially while their immune systems are still...

The t-shirt is yellow, 100% cotton and meant for “everyday wear”. Across the front, it declares in italic script, “I’m too pretty to do math”....

In 1973, writes Tets Kimura, Japanese food company Calbee started attaching free collectable baseball player cards to its potato chip packets (and continues to do so today). It was mimicking a trend that had already taken off in tobacco markets in Japan and overseas....