Bioscience

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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

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Health & Medicine

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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

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Environment

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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?

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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

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Sciences & Technology

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Podcast

Annie and the swans (not a band)

Researching the effects of light pollution on urban birds is not all swanning about

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Sciences & Technology

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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

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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

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Health & Medicine

Made Possible By Melbourne

A device smaller than a paperclip could one day help paralysed people move their limbs

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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

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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.