Science

A global assessment found that virtually all coral reef ecosystems face a high risk of collapse in 50 years. Cutting emissions to curb ocean warming is vital to save them in our lifetime

The first mission to return a sample from the Martian moon Phobos has launched. University of Melbourne scientists are working with Japan’s space agency to uncover what that might tell us

Training is a known risk factor for racehorse injury and fatality. Now, a new mathematical model of bone health could help trainers and veterinarians balance training and rest in Thoroughbreds

New research tracing 1000 years of fire history shows how Australia's forests grew more fire-prone after colonisation, creating landscapes that drive the country's worsening bushfire crisis

Urban sprawl and climate change mean ‘snake season’ isn't as simple as a date on the calendar. Our new Map of the Month tells you what you need to know to shed your snake bias

Our research transformed road verges in Melbourne from mown grass into native habitat and seven times more insect pollinators came to visit. It’s time to put the nature back into nature strips.

While artificial intelligence can help archaeologists, it can also spread pseudoscientific claims and false histories, stripping Indigenous Knowledge of context, consent and community control

Running side by side down Australia's east coast, these two chains of volcanoes should have collided millions of years ago. New research reveals what's kept them apart

We've never known exactly which grass pollens trigger hay fever or thunderstorm asthma in Melbourne's spring. Now DNA is revealing which grasses are to blame