Bioscience

Sciences & Technology
The wingless grasshopper that could cross Bass Strait, but not the Yarra River
New genomic approaches can track the movement of Australia’s flightless matchstick grasshopper

Health & Medicine
Under the Microscope
Becoming a STEM-inist
When PhD candidate Amy Shepherd began her career in science, she didn’t dream that within a few years she’d be rubbing shoulders with Nobel Prize winners but still wondering where all the women are

Environment
Podcast
Making friends with fronds: understanding plants’ feelings
How do plants sense and respond to the world around them - and do they listen when we talk?

Sciences & Technology
The opportunists after the fires
Research finds a dramatic increase in feral predators as fires make some native Australian animals even more vulnerable

Sciences & Technology
Podcast
Annie and the swans (not a band)
Researching the effects of light pollution on urban birds is not all swanning about

Sciences & Technology
Podcast
How are birds faring in our cities?
Young researchers discuss their diverse work on the behaviour of urban wildlife and mimicking our digestive systems to create better detergents

Sciences & Technology
A stone, skip and a hop away from saving a bay
An innovative approach to saving Port Phillip Bay’s biodiversity involves using healthy reefs to save damaged ones

Health & Medicine
Made Possible By Melbourne
A device smaller than a paperclip could one day help paralysed people move their limbs

Sciences & Technology
Obesity link to packaging chemical
New research brings scientists a step closer to understanding how exposure of embryos to BPA, a common chemical found in plastics, could impact our health

Environment
Unlocking the inner workings of plant growth
Sustainable biofuels are closer to reality after the discovery of a key step in plant cell wall production.