"It's obvious in science that we can't always give absolute answers, we know this. That's the nature of science; science is also evolving, so those answers can change. But what do the public expect? When they're making choices based on risk, it is very challenging...

Nature-harnessing technologies are key to effectively and sustainably restoring contaminated ecosystems, using naturally occurring microorganisms to clean up contamination from oil and other organic pollutants in soils, groundwater and water bodies. The bioremediation process both destroys contaminants and restores an ecosystem’s functional microbiome.

ACCLIMATISE, from composer Catriona Nguyen-Robertson:

"I wrote this choral piece for Inspiring Victoria's 2021 ACCLIMATISE program to highlight environmental changes that are already happening, so that it might spark change among people. It touches on the melting ice sheets of Antarctica,...

Nature-harnessing technologies are key to effectively and sustainably restoring contaminated ecosystems, using naturally occurring microorganisms to clean up contamination from oil and other organic pollutants in soils, groundwater and water bodies. The bioremediation process both destroys contaminants and restores an ecosystem’s microbiome.

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The human animal is multicellular – an organism comprised of trillions of smaller organisms. As with any complex organisation, each individual cell in our body must communicate with and respond effectively to the collective to keep our systems working. Our cells send chemical messages to...

We tend to think of Melbourne and other Australian cities as places that are food secure; but in the last 18 months we’ve seen images of sparsely-occupied shelves, crops being dug back into their fields and students queueing for food vouchers. The compounding crises of...

We tend to think of Melbourne and other Australian cities as places that are food secure; nationally, we produce enough food to support 60,000,000 people, more than twice our population, in service of our role as a major exporter of primary goods and food products....