Cold weather got you down? How to beat the winter blues in Australia
Diane Young
Now is the winter of our discontent. Here are six ways you can overcome the seasonal slump
July 2024
Full Story
Why are Australian homes so cold? – Full Story podcast
Matilda Boseley speaks to Dr Nicola Willand, a housing and energy expert, about why Australia lags when it comes to indoor heating standards and what we can do to warm our houses
Why don’t children seem to feel the cold like adults do?
Charlotte Phelps and Christian Moro
Children don’t associate the cold with any actual threat of illness, or feeling of being worn-out
Cold weather over Australia’s south-east to linger as high pressure nudges national records
One big chart
Why so many Australian homes are either too hot or too cold
Closet clinic
Under wraps: how to style a scarf for winter warmth
June 2024
Baby it’s cold inside: here’s how to warm up your chilly old Australian home
Retrofitting for better energy efficiency often doesn’t require dramatic structural change. Simple steps can make a big difference
If you’re cold and miserable this winter in your freezing Australian home, try this fun game
Deirdre Fidge
Cold or Wet? You think, squishing a sock betwixt red, swollen fingers. Cold or Wet? You wonder as you slide into icy bedsheets
Antarctic researchers mark winter solstice with icy swim - video
On winter solstice the oranges on my tree reach their peak – but I always leave one fruit hanging, past its prime
Andrew Herrick
First Dog on the Moon
Cold enthusiasts and dampness stans it is your time to shine. Here are some handy tips for surviving winter
March 2024
Wintry weather blankets New England and California as thousands lose power
More than 230,000 people across US north-east without electricity as experts predict storm will move into the midwest
Failure to insulate UK homes costing thousands of lives a year, says report
Analysis finds 58 people have died due to cold homes every winter day since 2013 Tory pledge to ‘cut the green crap’
Country diary
Country diary 1924: last mementoes of the snow linger in sheltered corners
10 March 1924: The little piles and bosses which are all that remain to us of our winter garden are safe at least till morning
February 2024
Butterflywatch
Butterflywatch: brimstones in midwinter raise adaptability issues
Country diary
Country diary: The outlook is good for this year’s cherry plum jam
Is the heating giving me a headache?
A race against time – and weather – in Canada shipwreck mystery
Country diary
Country diary: Somewhere in the stillness, a bittern lurks
Country diary
Country diary: This chalky old city gets under your boots
