The Under the Coverslip competition pulls back the curtain on some of the beautiful and colour-splendid sights that can be found only by staring down the lens of the microscope.

November 11, 2018

By Maarten De Brauwer

Issue 29, Life Science

The fish that makes like a tree

November 11, 2018

By Maarten De Brauwer

Issue 29, Life Science

The leafy seadragon is like nothing else in the ocean, a weird and understudied fish that has enthralled many a diver in Australia’s southern coastal waters.

November 5, 2018

By Louise Rooney

Life Science, Issue 29

Model maladies

November 5, 2018

By Louise Rooney

Life Science, Issue 29

To effectively study diseases, we must first replicate their processes and symptoms outside the human body.

October 25, 2018

By Manuela Callari

Life Science, Issue 29

The brain's role in pain

October 25, 2018

By Manuela Callari

Life Science, Issue 29

Our brains can evoke pain even in the complete absence of bodily damage. How do we manage this process when it becomes harmful?

October 22, 2018

By Jacob Youngblood

Issue 29, Society & Education

Summer camp taught me science

October 22, 2018

By Jacob Youngblood

Issue 29, Society & Education

Graduate school entry requirements focus on formal research experience. But some skills needed to work as a scientist can be gained outside the lab.

October 8, 2018

By Hamish Howard

Issue 29, Society & Education

Are there plenty more fish in the sea?

October 8, 2018

By Hamish Howard

Issue 29, Society & Education

Our appetite for fish is greater than ever. To tackle the issue of sustainability, we need sound science.

October 8, 2018

By Christopher DeCou

Philosophy & History, Issue 29

When whales were fish

October 8, 2018

By Christopher DeCou

Philosophy & History, Issue 29

Taxonomy in the 18th century struggled with how to define whales and dolphins. But even after science had reached a consensus, popular imagination continued to wonder: is a whale a fish?

October 8, 2018

By Tom Spencer

Issue 29, Life Science

Are all animals equal?

October 8, 2018

By Tom Spencer

Issue 29, Life Science

Every year in Australia, scientists use more than a million marine animals for research and teaching. Untangling the ethics of their use is a slippery business.