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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Senior Lecturer in Digital Ethics, Centre for AI and Digital Ethics, and School of Computing & Information Systems, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Melbourne It took a ...

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

School of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne ...

Tropical diseases affecting mine detection dogs have disrupted efforts to clear landmines in Cambodia, but a new technique could help keep the dogs healthy and working ...

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 ...

Men and boys account for 75 per cent of deaths from suicide, making them a key group for interventions, but an expanded national effort to prevent suicide demands that we have evidence of what ...