The elective egg freezing boom and designing cities with native animals in mind
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New research shows that around one in four women who freeze their eggs for non-medical reasons end up coming back to use them. Researchers Oisin Fitzgerald, Molly Johnston and Sherine Sandhu discuss what you really need to know before investing the time, money and emotional energy in this procedure.
Forget ensuites and lap pools — does your home have a frog sauna or a butterfly puddle? Our cities are largely built for humans, but they can be a haven for wildlife too, including threatened and endangered species. Urban ecologist Sarah Bekessy and architect Bethany Kiss explore how we design our common spaces with all critters in mind.
Sixteen years after breaking up, Powderfinger have confirmed they’re reforming for a national tour from September next year. As fans rush for tickets to relive their youth, music journalist Johnno Keetles asks the bigger question: are reunion tours ever as good as the memory, or are we just chasing the ghost of who we used to be?