An all-Australian team has developed a fabric blending premium cotton with low-value wool, using less water and energy than traditional methods. They hope it will pave the way for more domestic ...

Amid continual talk of ‘efficiencies’, the bowels of Leinster House have seen a stream of dismal scientists finger-wagging at the Coalition over its failure to manage the public purse strings Jack ...

Spider season is well underway and late September and early October is the peak of the worst period for spiderphobes, according to spider experts. As a result, if you’re worried about the alarmingly ...

You should think of buying sweaters like creating a small army. You never need just one sweater. You need a collection of cozy, faithful soldiers that will carry you into the brisk mornings of autumn ...

Anyone can contribute to The Roar and have their work featured alongside some of Australia’s most prominent sports journalists. On Saturday afternoon, All Blacks gun Cam Roigard will make his return ...

It’s already happening. The warmer weather is beginning to fade and with it, the influx of increasingly large spiders has begun in our homes. Spider season will peak in September, according to spider ...

If you hear someone talking about “spinning,” they’re most likely referring to aerobic exertion on a stationary bicycle. But Sleeping Beauty wasn’t looking to improve her target heart rate when she ...

Wondering how to make natural dyes for wool? How to make natural dyes for cotton? Plant and animal fibers have slightly different requirements, but you can dye both right at home. You might think that ...

Textiles are a type of cloth or woven fabric; its creation involves several processes than one might think. The production of fibers are spun into yarns, and are then used to create fabrics into many ...

Read on for more tips to get rid of pests this summer AS the summer months approach, more and more insects make their way into our homes. While most of them are totally harmless, there’s one we’d all ...

The Programme Manager of Children Empowerment Fund, Mrs Temitope Akinrotimi, has decried poor menstrual health among the young girls in the country, saying that poverty, aided by ignorance, is forcing ...

A local tourist attraction in southwestern China billing itself as a winter wonderland has landed in hot water after visitors seeking the perfect selfie discovered the promised “snow” was actually ...