LIFE

A black Bond? It’s an apparently unproblematic and straightforward question, right? Well, not quite. When suggested quite quizzically by a colleague, it sparked a series of reactionary positions in the staff room, especially from the 007 traditionalists.

Crazy Rich Asians is a ground-breaking moment for Asian representation in Western film, with the first all-Asian cast in Hollywood in 25 years - an industry where Asian actors constitute 1% of lead roles.

Misinformation and rumors abound on many health topics, but particularly in regards to childhood vaccinations.

Wearing the wrong size bra is not only uncomfortable, it can cause a range of health problems.

There’s a common link between the many things that have promoted insecurity at work: the growth of franchising; labour hire; contracting out; spin-off firms; outsourcing; global supply chains; the gig economy; and so on. It’s money.

Nose bleeds, or epistaxes, are often a mystery to the 60% of us who have had at least one in our lifetime. Suddenly, and without obvious cause, bright red blood starts streaming from one nostril.

In a latest experiment, we have reversed the ageing of human cells, which could provide the basis for future anti-degeneration drugs.

Dieticians have advised people to have diverse foods as a way of healthy living.

A mixture of pollution and poor management has now burdened the Taj Mahal with a 24-hour layer of yellowy-brown.

Barely a week after declaring the end of the ninth Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), officials announced another in the North Kivu and Ituri Provinces, in the eastern part of the country.

With cryptocurrency fraud and IRS scams making headlines, I had thought Nigerian email schemes were a thing of the past, akin to the bygone days when a scammer might offer to sell you the Brooklyn Bridge.

A new trial to assess the benefits and safety of stem cell transplantation for treatment-resistant Crohn’s disease has started. The researchers will use stem cells to “reboot” the immune system so that it is more responsive to existing drugs used to treat the disease.

The cannabis plant is persecuted for all the wrong reasons, blaming the psychoactive features that align it with the world’s most dangerous drugs.

Could your child be addicted to playing video games? Maybe. If you’re a parent looking for tips on moderating your child’s gaming habits, read on.

For those contemplating a healthier diet, research suggests that veganism can have many benefits if well planned, and can be part of a healthy lifestyle for most people.

The history of math is murky, predating any written records. When did humans first grasp the basic concept of a number? What about size and magnitude, or form and shape?

One of the most striking findings from this year’s HILDA report is the large gender divide in financial literacy. Women exhibit much lower levels of financial literacy than men.

A Buddhist priest has apologised after his tirades against whining tourists went viral.

Millennials, the generation born between 1981 and 1996, see America’s role in the 21st century world in ways that, as a recently released study shows, are an intriguing mix of continuity and change compared to prior generations.

Australia has nearly five million dogs, with nearly 40% of Australian households owning one. But it seems that 40% of Australian dogs are not walked enough and that a similar percentage of dogs are overweight or obese.

The Japanese city of Iga is not hiring wannabe ninjas.

There are several other options of cheating at dice too, and I’ll talk you through some of them here.

While 1 in 4 women will undergo abortion in her lifetime, stigma keeps their stories untold.

What is it about roller coasters that some love so much, and is it an experience we tend to like less as we get older?

In less than a decade, worldwide sales of tequila have doubled, while sales of premium and ultra-premium brands have shot up by 292 percent and 706 percent, respectively.

The mothers in the Dutch experiment were also taking Sildenafil, a drug sold as Viagra.

The Abba-inspired sequel of "Mamma Mia" is filling cinemas around the world. But the film’s location – the small Croatian island of Vis – should now also expect to attract high numbers of visitors.

One of the biggest transformations we have seen in advanced economies is the increased participation of women in the paid workforce.

Employees at a New Zealand company behind an innovative trial of a four-day working week have declared it a resounding success, with 78% saying they were better able to manage their work-life balance.