The only spider known to weave a container to catch prey, researchers now have the first insights into the evolution and structure of the basket-web spider’s rare silk Rumour has it that red-haired ...

The proposal of an ‘independent science quality assurance agency’ will not address the research replication crisis and will hinder attempts to improve science ...

Research Fellow, Interaction Design Lab, School of Computing and Information Systems, Melbourne School of Engineering, University of Melbourne; Head, Research and Emerging Practice for Science Gallery ...

New research is using genomes from living thylacine relatives to build a new, chromosome-scale genome for the de-extinction of the Tasmanian tiger New insights into the development of the dunnart – or ...

As International Women's Day highlights both progress and setbacks, 2025 is emerging as a watershed year for women's health across the globe While the politics are complicated, there is nothing ...

As National Science Week celebrates scientific discovery in Australia, we ask what’s likely to be the ‘next big thing’ in some of the most exciting fields of science research? The platypus is a ‘near ...

Chair of Family Violence Prevention, Royal Women's Hospital and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne Professor ...

Senior Research Fellow, Department of Paediatrics (Royal Children’s Hospital), Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne.

Positive psychology in schools is exploring how best to apply the science of wellbeing in key learning environments - helping students develop skills for life At least one in five young people ...

Herman Professor of Primary Care Cancer Research, Director of PC4, Centre for Cancer Research, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne; Victorian Comprehensive ...

Physiological ecologist, School of BioSciences, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne Insect numbers are dwindling around the world and that has an ecological knock-on effect, but we could help ...

Head of Population Interventions Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne New COVID-19 modelling finds NSW’s ...