Digital fatigue is real
But there are ways out of it
Back to the past: How the Taliban took over Afghanistan
The brutal end to the longest war
What is toxic positivity?
How looking only on the bright side can be damaging to mental health.
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Articles
Community, Health and Medicine, Stories
What is toxic positivity?
As NSW continues its second and strictest COVID lockdown, there has been plenty of focus on maintaining a positive outlook.
Environment and Energy, Health and Medicine, Stories
How to choose milk for yourself and the environment
The acceptance of alternative milk in Australia is booming, with plant-based products equating seven per cent of milk consumed and the industry worth around $230 million in 2020.
Health and Medicine
The vape divide
Will banning nicotine-containing vape fluid do more harm than good? University of Wollongong toxicologist Dr Jody Morgan believes it will.
Health and Medicine, Community, Study areas, Research
The wellness myth
Wellness is a state of being, a catchcry that encompasses the Instagram generation’s focus on good health and living well.
Environment and Energy, Community, Study areas, Research, Science and Technology
The rise of eco-anxiety
As the world continues to grapple with the tangible impacts of climate change, eco-anxiety has become a very real problem.
Science and Technology
The race to save the corroboree frog
As bushfires raced through Kosciuszko National Park in January, researchers from the University of Wollongong watched in horror. Only weeks before, they had dropped more than 100 precious corroboree frogs into the area as part of their species recovery program.