Fresh Science

RMIT researchers call on Melburnians to plant the right plants and create the right homes for native pollinators.They say we’ll get better tomato crops, more flowers and boost urban biodiversity. As Melbourne’s gardens burst into life after a wet spring, native insects are out looking for flowers and pollen. City gardeners rely on bees, butterflies…

A University of Adelaide study shows industry players are open to measures to reduce plastics in seafood – but first they have to understand the problem. More than 35 percent of fish caught in the waters off southern Australia contain microplastics, and the problem is most acute in South Australia, with plastic found in 49…

Light therapy and brain injuries, decent internet anywhere and lung bacteria – fascinating research from our 2021 NSW Fresh Scientists. Congratulations to all Fresh Scientists from New South Wales. Meet them in the pub in 2022. More details coming soon.

Emotional reptiles, realistic fake needles and insect-wing shapes – 2021’s Fresh Scientists revealed their discoveries using rhyme, reason and the odd firework. On the night of 27 October a crowd of science enthusiasts gathered to hear these leading early-career scientists share the stories and their science at the Austral. Congratulations to Dhani Dharmaprani the winner…