It’s 2am and you’re staring at the ceiling instead of snoozing. Maybe it all started with a simple bathroom call. Yet, here you are with the morning alarm marching closer and no amount of sheep-counting or pillow-thumping is making a bit of difference. Instead, you’re thinking about things such as ...

Scientists do, and their findings may change the way you feel about taking the plunge. Human waste, it seems, can be resistant to being neutralised by pool sanitation chemicals like chlorine. The US centers for Disease Control and Prevention collected water samples from 161 filters in public and private swimming ...

It’s used in the manufacture of pesticides, chemical dyes and wood preservatives. But on numerous websites in Australia, it’s promoted as a fat-burner and as an easy way to lose weight without dieting. The chemical, dinitrophenol, or DNP, is being used in diet pills that promise to speed up the ...