Australians want government to act on climate change, but not necessarily now, or in their neighbourhood. How can governments resolve this dilemma?
Recently, more than 150 first-year Monash University students travelled to Fiji for two weeks of deep cultural immersion and learning.
In assessing Scott Morrison’s prime ministership, several factors need to be taken into account. On many of them, his record is poor.
A new trial is looking for chemical markers in the breath of people with silicosis. A second project will test drugs that may help lung scarring.
The world’s most advanced artificial heart, including a pipeline of transformative, next-generation cardiac technologies, are set to be developed and commercialised by a Monash University-led consortium.
The groundbreaking identification of a specific T-cell receptor in healthy people without lupus has the potential to treat not only that disease, but approximately 100 autoimmune diseases known to have a similar pathology.
As we near the end of the year, we need to remain conscientious about our environmental impact and become informed consumers.
A suite of tools is helping scientists “taste” the properties of Antarctica’s Southern Ocean to better-understand why more heat is seeping towards the icy continent.
The growing gulf between policy spaces and research communities in Indonesia has been apparent in recent years, as evidenced in the use of a “one-size-fits-all” approach to the enactment of new laws and regulation.
Do all big black holes in very massive galaxies emit radio waves? Scientists used the latest radio telescopes to find out.
Monash University’s Amelia Pearson has set sail with a team of scientists who want to find out why Earth’s strongest current is “leaking” more heat towards Antarctica.
A new forensic tool was instrumental in identifying a drowning victim whose remains had lain submerged for 94 years.
In the final episode of season eight, “What Happens Next?” explores the importance of civility in a digital age, reminding us to recognise the humanity behind screens.
Are we becoming more rude, or does it just feel that way? Experts discuess the fundamental aspects of civility and its impact on society.
These innocent insects have done little to deserve our scorn. In fact, they have surprisingly complex minds, and can play important ecological roles.
Kelvin Kiptum – and to some extent Eliud Kipchoge – have done just enough to make the ”sub-two“’ moment a likely reality in the next few years.
A potential new supermaterial isn’t so super after all, but the dream of a room-temperature superconductor is still very much alive.
In an Australian first, a third-year undergraduate unit in Monash Arts has been partnered with New York-based Scholars At Risk in real-world advocacy projects for imprisoned academics.
If there’s proof needed that something needs changing, it’s surely the furtive cry we hear to “close the gap”.
Pigs with human kidneys? Brain-powered computer chips? Science is creating new kinds of living things – and our moral understanding needs to catch up fast.
Given its remit and membership, the inquiry is unlikely to break new ground – and has met fierce opposition even before starting its work.
Trace the increasingly blurred line between man and machine in the world of transhumanism on our “What Happens Next?” podcast.
Discover how music, fiction and other creative works can offer solace and foster empathy amid the complexities of climate change.
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