Jun 17, 2026

What if the future of dementia looks different from the past? New work suggests it can. Recently, there have been findings which have helped scientists to understand more about the causes of dementia and to develop innovative tools to aid clinicians in diagnosis and treatment. 

Jun 17, 2026

Dementia is now the leading cause of death in Australia and a major public health challenge. How we promote brain health and prevent, diagnose and care for people with dementia depends a lot on culture and context.

Jun 17, 2026

For much of the 20th century, ageing was seen as inevitable decline. But one of the most significant scientific advances of this century has been to reframe ageing. We have now learned that many conditions long considered “normal ageing” are not inevitable. The real question is not: How long will I live? It’s: How well will I live?

Apr 21, 2026

Victoria’s clean energy shift is turning farmland into shared ground for power and production, reshaping rural communities, incomes, and land use.

Dec 2, 2025

For more than a decade, researchers from Monash University have been working to develop a cheaper, lighter and less environmentally harmful replacement for the ubiquitous lithium-ion battery. They are so convinced they now have the answer, that they have set up a company to bring their findings to market.

Dec 1, 2025

What started out as a bit of powder at the bottom of a test tube has become the stuff of Australia’s first Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 50 years. Professor Richard Robson and his team have led the development of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), the most porous material known.

Oct 4, 2025

Somewhere between backpacking in Cambodia and performing at the Melbourne Comedy Festival with the realisation that science-curious audiences are just about the loveliest folk you can get into a room, 'Science Comedy' was born.

Oct 4, 2025

After completing her PhD, Jen Martin felt frustrated because she did not know how to share what she had discovered. A chance encounter led her to telling her story in classrooms, podcasts and on the radio.

Oct 3, 2025

After high school I asked myself: “What should I study? Maybe science?” During university I asked myself: “What should I major in? Maybe I’ll just do what seems like fun.” But now: "..I have never in my life been more directional and passionate"

Oct 1, 2024

You may have heard of iconic mutualistic relationships between coral and algae, clownfish and sea anemones, and cleaner fish and sharks. However, you probably haven’t heard about the relationship between tiny frogs and tarantulas.