The birth of Australia's holiday road trip
Holidays often mean an exodus across Australia, and it reminds us of a time when the open road was king
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Holiday stress and how to beat it
Seventy per cent of us experience a spike in stress over the festive season, but some understanding of why we get anxious and the effect on our bodies can help us relax this Christmas
How to give your animal friends a stress-free holiday season
From posing for the family Christmas photo to the hot days of summer – here are some tips to help give your pet a happy holiday as well
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Ancestral ties to the Kabayan ‘fire’ mummies is driving research to save them
An unexpected family link to the Philippines’ Kabayan mummies inspired research into environmental changes in the mountain caves that house them
Narcissus and the drawbacks of being a hot teenage boy
The myth of Narcissus as told by the Roman poet Ovid isn’t so much about narcissism and self-discovery, as about what it is to transgress the norms of male sexuality
Laos jars are slowly revealing their secrets
New dating techniques find that Laos’ stone jars may be at least 3,000 years old, but the sites remained significant for rituals until just 700 years ago
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