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Bees pass the maths test: study confirms insects aren't just winging it

New research led by Monash University has now addressed recent international debate over whether bees are truly assessing numbers or simply reacting to visual patterns.

Professor Craig White and Professor Dustin Marshall

Climate action essential to protect global fish stocks, Monash sustainability expert warns

As climate change accelerates, the world’s fisheries face steep declines in productivity, a threat that demands urgent, forward-looking policy action, according to Monash University Faculty of Science Associate Dean for Sustainability and

Dr Sridevi Sureshkumar and Professor Sureshkumar Balasubramanian

Designer crops: Using AI to future-proof rice crops against climate change

A world-first research collaboration led by Monash University will use artificial intelligence and genome editing to help protect rice crops from rising global temperatures.

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Seabird conservation starts upstream, scientists say

New research from Monash University has gathered evidence that rivers are vital drivers of food and habitat for seabirds around the world.

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The year we re-imagined what science can do

2025 has been a defining year for Monash Science a year where curiosity ignited innovation, and ideas turned into national and global impact.

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Monash students set sights on the sun with stratospheric balloon telescope

What happens when you hand a telescope, a stratospheric balloon, and a bold challenge to a group of curious university students? At Monash, you get Monash High Altitude Balloon (MHAB) a student-led solar imaging experiment that’s...

Boat engine noise influences behaviour of a goby

When shrimp hear the engines roar: how boat noise rattles marine besties but not their friendship

Published in Behavioral Ecology, the study is the first to reveal how boat engine noise alters individual behaviour without breaking communication between the burrow-digging snapping shrimp and its vigilant housemate, Steinitz’s goby.

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Monash Science awarded over $11 Million in ARC Discovery funding for 2026

Monash University received $62,825,862 across 78 funded projects – the highest number and value of awards in Australia. Of these, 14 successful projects were led by Monash Science researchers.

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Discovery of hundreds of new human gut viruses provides a new approach to studying the gut microbiome

Hundreds of new viruses living inside bacteria within our gut have been discovered in an international study led by Professor Jeremy Barr from Monash University’s School of Biological Sciences and Associate Professor Sam Forster from...