A new study finds major holes in our ability to ensure the protection for conservation areas is maintained or improved.
Being susceptible to visual illusions is part and parcel of life not just for humans, but many other species – including bees.
Recently, more than 150 first-year Monash University students travelled to Fiji for two weeks of deep cultural immersion and learning.
Three Monash University youth ambassadors played important roles at the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP), the world’s most significant global forum for climate action.
In assessing Scott Morrison’s prime ministership, several factors need to be taken into account. On many of them, his record is poor.
The pictures men in paid care work are painting of work in the disability sector versus work in aged care are astonishingly different.
If there’s proof needed that something needs changing, it’s surely the furtive cry we hear to “close the gap”.
Are the rapid advancements in AI, medicine and neuroscience propelling us towards a transhumanist future?
Vegemite first hit Australian supermarket shelves in 1923, but it took a while to find its feet.
When you buy seafood, you can’t be sure it is what it says it is – and Australian wholesalers are resistant to new traceability technologies.
A hands-on, fish-focused course offers an inspiring, authentic experience for high school students to see the scientific method from start to finish.
The stereotype of the old woman is anxious, dependent, useless, and a burden. But interviews with older women found them contributing to society in myriad ways.
Fijian youth are combining modern science with traditional knowledge to develop innovative responses to the immediate threat posed by climate change.
The battle lines being drawn between Israel’s judiciary and government has potential long-range implications on the country’s very essence as a Jewish and democratic state.
Up to 60% of people with dementia will get lost at some point after diagnosis – but are more likely to survive than other older people.
Proven technologies already exist to rapidly reduce methane emissions, and Australia is leading the world in developing new options – but we must act quickly.
Our attention's pulled in more directions than ever before. Can we build our mental muscles and regain our focus?
The teeth of the tammar wallaby don’t grow in the way you’d expect – and scientists want to know why.
Could a small, autonomous vehicle be the answer to addressing some of Malaysia’s water pollution problems?
Whatever you think of gloriously fused idioms, they’re one of the vital signs of the “pulsing life of language”.
A new report on the continent emphasises the need for urgent action, and makes recommendations that aim to help set the climate change agenda for the region for years to come.
Distrust is framed as a problem that needs to be solved. Instead, it can signal where there are deep social problems that need to be addressed.
The alarmingly high rates of violence faced by pregnant women in Vanuatu, and the toll it’s taking on their physical and psychological health, demand closer attention.
Malaysia’s shrimp industry is big business, but unapproved antibiotic use has led to export bans and negative perceptions of the country's aquaculture industry. Can bioprospecting turn things around?
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