Recently, more than 150 first-year Monash University students travelled to Fiji for two weeks of deep cultural immersion and learning.
How far are Australians on the sustainability journey, and what are their attitudes and behaviours when it comes to engaging in sustainable practices and consumption?
The most popular supplements for hot flushes are phytoestrogens, or plant estrogens, but at present, there’s uncertainty about their benefits.
Colloquialisms such as barbie and smoko are like accents – part of the glue that brings together Australian English speakers.
This week on Monash University's “What Happens Next?” podcast, meet the change-makers on the front lines of food.
It’s hoped new research will raise awareness among reproductive-aged women and men of the importance of optimal health during the preconception period.
Love him or hate him – and there are plenty in each camp – Daniel Andrews has become one of the most significant state premiers in modern history. This month, he may win yet another term.
Proven technologies already exist to rapidly reduce methane emissions, and Australia is leading the world in developing new options – but we must act quickly.
The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted extremely distant galaxies formed soon after the Big Bang, but are they old or young? Or is this the wrong question to ask?
For Dr Faezeh Marzbanrad, engineering a solution for more intuitive foetal heart monitoring was born out of personal experience.
With an election imminent, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has splashed out billions in his “cost of living” budget, but is it enough to buy your vote?
It’s too hot for bare feet, but that doesn’t mean you can cook a fry-up on the path outside your house. A frying pan is a much better tool for the job, because it conducts heat far more efficiently.
Biometrics technology offers to cut the Gordian knot of passwords, usernames, PIN and QR codes, as well as passports and vaccine cards – but at what cost?
Despite the lavish claims of some test providers, many food allergy and intolerance tests are far-fetched and unfounded.
The idea of a plastic that literally disappears once in the ocean, littered on land or in landfill is tantalising – but also is at this stage a pipe dream.
For this year's International Women’s Day, we celebrate Monash Education's leading women researchers, highlighting the challenges they faced in reaching the top of their fields.
Recent studies suggest that motherhood physically and functionally reshapes neurological function for a lifetime, and is potentially beneficial for the ageing maternal brain.
There are clear opportunities in Australia to transform food waste into more valuable products.
Dr Nicolas Bonne, a vision-impaired astronomer, is translating scientific information into forms that can be experienced by the blind and vision-impaired through experimenting with 3D printing and soundscapes.
Journalist Yalda Hakim started life as a refugee. Today, she uses her global platform to expose the plight of the world’s most at-risk people.
Australian bicycles are largely influenced by sport, not utility. We should embrace cargo bikes for their usefulness.
A team of researchers is examining how nature's "superfood" is digested, with potentially life-saving results.
Opioids are among the most powerful analgesics available to medicine, but they have huge capacity to cause harm. In trying to solve one problem, is a bigger one being created?
Profiting from the US-China trade war may turn out to be a Pyrrhic victory for the rest of the world.
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