This is an edited extract of 2025 HSC English dux Yao Xiao’s extension 2 essay. Yao attended St Aloysius’ College.

This article discusses the ending of Hamnet. Among the words that never appear in Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 book Hamnet: A ...

Paul Mescal continues breaking barriers in Hollywood by choosing emotionally complex roles that challenge traditional masculinity.

As we age, the human brain rewires itself. The process happens in distinct phases, or “epochs,” according to new research, as the structure of our neural networks changes and our brains reconfigure ...

Maggie O'Farrell's acclaimed novel "Hamnet," about the family life of William Shakespeare and the creation of his play ...

The person was an older adult with underlying health conditions, officials said. The first human to have ever been infected with the H5N5 strain of bird flu has died, Washington state health officials ...

Decisions about the HPV vaccine among adolescents and their families are influenced by a web of social, cultural and trust-related factors, beyond simple awareness or access, a Cochrane review finds.

Decisions about the HPV vaccine among adolescents and their families are influenced by a web of social, cultural and trust-related factors, beyond simple awareness or access, a Cochrane review finds.

Japanese actor Tatsuya Nakadai talks to the media during movie "Kagemusha" press conference at Broadway Cinematheque MOMA on June 7, 2011 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Visual China Group via Getty ...

Scientists have identified hundreds of genes that may increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease but the roles these genes play in the brain are poorly understood. This lack of understanding ...

I passed by him yesterday. The Diag is absolutely terrible when you are trying to avoid someone, and of course, I happened to pass him by the Chemistry Building, home to all pre-med warriors seemingly ...

A new 3D human brain tissue platform developed by MIT researchers is the first to integrate all major brain cell types, including neurons, glial cells and the vasculature into a single culture. Grown ...