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Is porn actually addictive? The science isn’t straightforward

July 8, 2026 (Conversation) Porn is a topic we tend to avoid talking about – whether it be at school, work or around the dinner table. But in Australia, roughly three-quarters of men (76%) and more than one-third of women (41%) report to have looked at pornographic material in the past year. And among Australians aged 15-20, more than half (54%) of young men and nearly one-fifth (14%) of young women report accessing porn weekly. You may have heard the term “porn addiction” used to describe the excessive consumption of porn, in ways that disrupt a person’s life or the

Female graduates are earning less than their male peers. What might be causing the gap?

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July 8, 2026 (Conversation) A young woman graduating from university should be starting her career on a level playing field with her male colleagues. However, the latest data collected in Australia’s Graduates Outcome Survey for 2025, released last week, show this still isn’t the case. The survey, run by the Australian National University’s Social Research Centre, looks at the job outcomes and starting salaries of fresh graduates four to six months after finishing their studies. Results showed newly minted female undergraduates are starting their professional careers on a median full-time annual salary of $75,300, compared with their male colleagues on

Why losing weight isn’t just about counting calories — and what to do about it

BOSTON July 7, 2026 (AP) — When it comes to losing weight, it turns out the simple math of counting calories doesn’t always add up. Fad diets come and go, but the underlying message almost always follows a simple equation. If you consume fewer calories than you burn, the weight will melt away. In principle, it’s true. And counting calories can be a useful tool for managing weight. But it only works if you know what numbers you’re counting. And what’s been billed as basic math can sometimes look more like Einstein’s theory of relativity. That’s because a complex web

Who says a vegetable garden needs full sun? Some plants do well in shadier spots

July 7, 2026 (Associated Press) Conventional wisdom says vegetable gardens need full sun, but a productive garden doesn’t always require the recommended six to eight hours of direct sunlight. If fences, trees or your house cast shade on your soil, growing vegetables won’t be out of reach if you stick to plants that are grown for their leaves, stems or roots, rather than those grown for their fruit, like tomatoes, cucumbers, squash or peppers. To be clear, by “hours of sunlight,” I’m referring to the length of time the sun reaches the soil each day as it moves across the

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