The country’s economic structure – and its stubbornly analogue bureaucracy – may cushion the shock that terrifies the US ...

Guha does stress that he thinks Citrini’s research is interesting as a “thought-provoking example of scenario analysis”, which can be valuable if it spurs people into thinking through a variety of ...

Explore why haunted house cinema taps into our deepest psychological fears more effectively than traditional monster movies.

Hot weather poses serious risks for dogs, as they lack efficient sweat glands and rely mostly on panting to cool down. In ...

Archie, who is a 6-year-old cocker spaniel, came home from local kennels wearing a shock collar. Photo / Supplied A Kumeū couple were shocked to find their beloved pet dog returned from a top-rated ...

A young waterfowling friend recently got a German shorthair and asked me what kind of upland shotgun he should buy so he could take his dog hunting. I said, “That’s the wrong question. You’ve already ...

Scotch tape has been a household mainstay for nearly a century, but it still holds some scientific surprises. Researchers have discovered that the screeching sound emitted when one rapidly peels ...

Be afraid. Be very afraid. That’s the message that has caught fire in the media-tech world when it comes to artificial intelligence (AI). This column, for what it’s worth, is being written by a ...

Most of the 9.7 million soldiers who perished in WWI were killed by the conflict's unprecedented firepower. Many survivors experienced acute trauma. Hulton Archive / Getty Images In September 1914, at ...

Nearly 15 years ago I suddenly developed constant pulsatile tinnitus (a whooshing sound in sync with my heartbeat) in my left ear. Many tests have failed to find the cause. But I’ve recently ...

Tensions in the Middle East escalated sharply on Thursday amid the ongoing US-Israeli-Iranian conflict. Iran claimed drone attacks on Israel’s Shin Bet headquarters in Tel Aviv and the Palmachim and ...