Science and Technology

To mark International Women’s Day, we profile two women who are working to create a diverse, equitable and inclusive world for women in science.

The Whittlesea Community Energy Transition Project is giving community groups their own renewable energy solutions to help power their facilities.

The investment in a new glasshouse and incubation hub at Horsham SmartFarm is welcome news for researchers like Dr Cass Walker.

Computers that can quickly and accurately identify cancer patterns have the potential to save lives and transform the breast screening process.

Today, on Australasian Women in Emergencies Day, we're honouring the valuable contribution of women in emergency management and disaster resilience.

Adapt and overcome was the motto of the team from HTROON constructions, which last month handed over the keys to the Stawell Underground Physics Lab.

In Timor-Leste, Agriculture Victoria is helping to safe-guard Australia from international biosecurity risks – and it’s already paying dividends.

For National Science Week 2022, six scientists working across the resources sector highlight what inspired them and their careers.

A Melbourne start-up designing building materials using seaweed residue as a replacement for cement is in the early stages of testing and development.

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Get Back! The man disbanding the beetles from Victoria’s orchards has more than history on his side.

In 2016, Victoria legalised the use of medicinal cannabis, and since then scientists have improved strains to produce better health products.

The Astronomical Society of Victoria’s all-abilities telescope is making the cosmos more accessible.

Working with a startup has been an exciting experience for students taking part in SummerTech LIVE.

Victoria’s sentinel chickens have been retired thanks to new testing and surveillance methods in detecting mosquito-borne viruses.

The National Bee Pest Surveillance Program is an early warning system to detect new incursions of exotic bee pests and pest bees.

For over two decades, Agriculture Victoria researcher Dr Mekonnen Haile-Mariam has helped improve the way the Australian dairy industry operates.

Swinburne University space lecturer Kim Ellis will become Australia’s first female astronaut when she blasts off into space in 2023.