Melbourne

What looks like an abandoned lot is often anything but – ecologically speaking. Our Map of the Month shows just how much biodiversity is hiding in Melbourne’s forgotten landscapes

Melbourne could become a learning city that creates, questions and shares knowledge, and listens to its future leaders and innovators

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

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

Melbourne is often called Australia's 'cultural capital'. But its real strength lies in stories 65,000 years in the making and every new one we add

For decades, Melbourne's universities and research institutes have turned curious questions into discoveries that improve lives. The city's future lies in fostering innovation, collaboration and education

Melbourne is on course to become Australia's biggest city. But size isn’t everything. What would make it Australia’s most healthy, sustainable and equitable city? Here are three ideas

Before it was streets and suburbs, Melbourne was a rich landscape of forests, swamps and grasslands. Our new Map of the Month is rebuilding it for the first time – tree by tree

The rakali is an Australian marvel of urban adaptation. Our new Map of the Month shows where to find them around Melbourne and where they’re mysteriously missing

Bees are critical to our biodiversity, but they’re in trouble. Our new Map of the Month tells us where some of our most charismatic native bees live in the City of Melbourne and the plants that support them