A new way of pulling particles with light has the potential to make biopsies less invasive, University of Melbourne experts say ...

From movies to TV and parental anecdotes, teenagers are often characterised as risk-taking and impulsive with poor decision-making skills. In most of popular depictions, these qualities of teen ...

Over the last couple of years, e-scooters have become a staple throughout Melbourne’s CBD, with the rent-and-ride model offering many Victorians a convenient, accessible and environmentally friendly ...

It’s transmitted by one specific family of mosquitos called Anopheles. Until relatively recently, malaria was prevalent across Australia’s northern tropics, courtesy of one main mosquito species – ...

Diseases involving our metabolism – including obesity and type 2 diabetes – affect more than a quarter of the global population and are projected to become the leading cause of death by 2030. With no ...

The Australian Government wants to ban kids from social media – but will it work and is it a good idea? Teaching children to use technology appropriately is not a new challenge for parenting. However, ...

As most successful companies will know, building effective corporate culture is very rewarding, but also challenging. It requires senior managers to create shared values and embed those values in ...

Cancer touches nearly every Australian, with one in two people facing a diagnosis by age 85. The ripple effects reach far beyond the individual, impacting families, friends and entire communities.

Australia's ‘Robodebt’ scheme was rightly described by the Albanese Government as "a gross betrayal and a human tragedy". The scheme traumatised already vulnerable people and seriously undermined ...

Content warning: This article discusses suicide and suicidal thoughts which some people might find upsetting. When I was growing up, we couldn’t get up in the middle of the night and go to the ...

According to ancient Greek legend, the origins of the olive tree lie in a competition between the god Poseidon and goddess Athena for possession of Athens. Zeus appointed the twelve gods as judges and ...