Livestock feed crops are under threat from aphids that evolved resistance up to 35 times stronger than normal. Now University ...

A new University of Melbourne trial has found nature-based prescribing generated wellbeing benefits for young Australians worth more than four times their cost ...

Unlike New Zealanders, whose education is rich in Maori language, history and customs, most Australians have only a sketchy understanding of the traditions of their country’s first peoples.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) and genocide are once again in the media, with a case brought by South Africa against Israel in December 2023. The International Criminal Court issued an ...

Australia’s young adults are putting their traditional steps towards adulthood on hold – spending more time living in the parental home. In fact, just over half of young men (54 per cent) and 47 per ...

The Alice Springs crime wave gained widespread coverage in the past week. This crime wave and particularly the data on domestic violence assaults draws attention to a contentious issue that goes ...

The last few weeks have seen an escalation in racially motivated abuse towards people from Asian backgrounds, both here in Australia and around the world. But we’re also seeing this racism spark ...

Reconstructed from a mummified head dating back at least two millennia, the fine-featured ancient Egyptian face looks out from an artist’s studio in the forested hills of rural Victoria. Ancient Egypt ...

Most of us like to think that we don’t judge people on their looks. Instead, we assess their character based on their personality, actions and words. Adages like ‘beauty is only skin deep’ and ‘don’t ...

Human beings have five senses – taste, touch, sight, hearing and smell. These senses help us navigate the world and act as warning signs of dangers. We use them to make everyday decisions; for example ...

For many people, having their tonsils removed is a childhood rite of passage. The promise of ice cream and hours of television do make the recovery a much more bearable prospect, even a source of ...

It’s a perennial topic of conversation and even inspired the classic hit by Crowded House, Four Seasons in One Day – but why is Melbourne’s weather so changeable? Freak storms, heat waves and sudden ...