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 ...

Research Fellow in Membrane Technology, Melbourne School of Engineering, University of Melbourne ...

More than 70 per cent of Australian women don’t eat well and don’t exercise enough, leaving them more vulnerable to some of our biggest killers - heart disease, stroke and dementia ...

New research is using genomes from living thylacine relatives to build a new, chromosome-scale genome for the de-extinction of the Tasmanian tiger Scientists are calling for a herbicide banned in the ...

Right now, the incentives for Australians to get their COVID-19 vaccine are all wrong. Carrots, sticks and nudges don’t seem to be working. So, why don’t we pay people to get vaccinated? While ...

PhD candidate, School of Psychological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne; Judicial Wellbeing Advisor, Judicial College of Victoria The first survey ...

Senior Research Fellow and Director, The Wellbeing Profiler, Centre for Positive Psychology, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne ...

A new TV series explores the journey of dogs, but science is giving us new insights into how we can help our canine friends thrive Despite recent on-screen incidents, Australia doesn’t have national ...

Patients that become very ill after briefly recovering from a primary infection like flu may have an ‘immunological scar’, and intensive care treatments could be part of the problem ...

As the planet warms, researchers are warning that the frequency and magnitude of extreme wave events may rise by around 10 per cent by the end of century, increasing flood risks ...

Norma Jean Calderwood University Professorship of Islamic and Asian Art, emeriti, at Boston College, and the Hamad Bin Khalifa Endowed Chair in Islamic Art at Virginia Commonwealth University ...

Rather than up-selling climate action with the prospect of economic gain, it’s the co-benefit of stronger communities that’s been shown to win over hearts and minds ...