Life
Singles find their niche in search for love
DAISY DUMAS Dating has become a serious investment for many.
CityKat
The ten-box conundrum
Katherine Feeney When it comes to love, should anything less than ticking all the boxes suffice?
Freaky freckles
Minutes of sun a spot of bother no more
STEPHANIE WOOD I didn't read Pippi Longstocking when I was a kid. I wish I had. Because I would have discovered that my freckles didn't make me a freak.
People pleasers
Good Grinch: the benefits of being nice
SARAH BERRY Being 'nice' tends to come with a waft of Ned Flanders-do-gooder mustiness. It feels disingenuous and a little doughy.
Sydney's secret swimming spots
HELEN PITT It's taken a while, but the sea is at last Helen Pitt's friend.
Doctor's inspiration
My friend Mike
Dr Ranjana Srivastava As Christmas approaches I reflect on all the patients I have met this year and set myself the somewhat difficult task of selecting one whose journey has inspired me.
Top tips
Be prepared
The holidays are here. But lurking under every beach umbrella and in every backyard barbie are ever-present dangers. Linda McSweeny offers some tips to help you survive the festive season.
Life-changing event: Triplets
My plan was to have one child, take six months off work and then get back into it. Then I found out I was having triplets.
Deconstructing Rosalie
Rosalie Higson After a series of family tragedies, Rosalie Higson decided radical therapy was needed to get her back on track.
How CityKat and its glorious contributors saw 2013
Katherine Feeney Reviewing year seven of the CityKat blog.
Tragic tale
Ellen winner dies on dream trip to Australia
He had recently returned home after his third tour of duty in Afghanistan. Then he and his wife won a skydiving trip to Australia on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
Miracle pregnancy
Claims of virgin births in US near 1 per cent: study
It's that time of year again when people around the world recount the Christmas tale of Jesus' birth to the Virgin Mary.
Brain training to prevent brain drain?
SARAH BERRY You're standing in front of the fridge and, for the life of you, can't remember what you are looking for.
Dating sites gear up for Christmas rush
Caroline Schelle Dating websites expect to double their registrations between Christmas and the new year as lonely hearts sign up looking for a soul mate for 2014.
Humans and felines
The evolution of our cat obsession
Rebecca J. Rosen New archaeological evidence from China documents for the first time a chain of events that forged the relationship between human and feline.
Opposites attract, or do they?
MJ Angel According to a new study, similarity is actually the key to a long-lasting relationship.
Star signs
Astrology prediction 2014
Yasmin Boland Everyone's luck is going to change in 2014. Oh yes, it's true.
Fears gadgets turning love into a game
Is hook-up culture killing romance for young people? Jill Stark and Laura Banks report.
Love me Tinder
Love me Tinder: is the hook-up culture about liberation or exploitation?
Are dating apps all about exploitation, or evidence of Gen Y's sexual liberation? Jill Stark and Laura Banks report
pulse
Diets cause a gut reaction
Changing the food you eat can change the bacteria in your gut in as little as one day.
City Kat
Are some of us just destined to be doormats?
Katherine Feeney Is the concept of 'deserving better' a myth?
Strange and wonderful
Top 10 weird science stories of 2013
Beverly Parungao Detachable penises, traumatic mating rituals and the infectious nature of clapping.
Taking photos interferes with memory: study
Sarah Knapton The modern obsession with photographing every detail of happy occasions such as birthdays or weddings could be damaging our ability to remember them, according to US research.
Financial friction between couples
When one person's a spender and the other is a saver
JO HARTLEY Sharing the same sense of humour, interest, friends and bed should automatically qualify you to share the same bank account. Right?
Taking control
Why do women pay for sex?
Matty Silver More and more women are willing to pay for sexual experiences.
Why is sleep still such a mystery?
Tom Chivers We spend a third of our lives doing it, but take remarkably little time to think about it. How much do we really know about sleep?
City Kat
'I think he enjoyed sex better with his ex'
Katherine Feeney A heart to heart with a friend brought out the myriad insecurities that many women face.
pulse
Learning to love the alien
We like the idea of them, but can we rewire our basic human distrust of robots that look like us?
Pulse
Fact or fad?
Some swear by them, others dismiss them as a waste of money. We put supplements to the test.
