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The landscape on fire.

The bushfire crisis, it’s time to act now

Does Australia have any hope of avoiding devastation on this scale in the future?

A young woman laughing while walking.

Is laughter really the best medicine?

Laughing can improve mental health, immunity, cardiovascular health, respiratory health and pain tolerance.

Orange, reflective architecture

If You Build It, They Will Feel

How close are we to figuring out if buildings shape our emotions?

A young wmoan biting into a green apple as she gazes out of a window.

Eating our way to a more sustainable future

With only 10 years remaining to limit the effects of climate change, we need to prioritise sustainable practices in our daily lives.

A young woman wearing sunglasses holding shopping bags in both hands.

Clothes maketh the man: re-imagining our role as a consumer

In 2016, Australian households spent a total of $666 billion on general household living costs.

A farm house set against the green hills of the countrysiude.

Rural heart health: it isn’t as great as we think.

Due to multiple and complex factors, including reduced resources and research in rural and remote areas, many people are at an increased risk of dying from heart disease in rural areas of Australia.

Theatre-based education programs for public health

How can theatre be used to deliver engaging education to communities in different settings about important public health issues?

An open mangosteen in the markets of Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Mangosteens could be used as a supplement to bipolar treatment

The mangosteen, a tropical fruit native to Southeast Asia, could be used to help mitigate bipolar depression.

The inside of the Metropolitan Opera House, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, USA

Breathing new life into performances of the past

How can 3D digitisation be used to preserve the history of opera?

What is climate change doing to the soil?

Climate change could be harming the thousands of microorganisms living within our soil that work to keep the earth healthy.

A close up image of a person's feet standing on a weighing machine.

Dietary interventions in obesity linked to changes in gut bacteria

Our gut bacteria play a vital role in metabolism and the function of our immune system.

Hell or high water – creating pathways to reduce flood damage

With dangerous waters surging in, levees might not be the best flood control after all.

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