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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A Monash-led team has used an ultra-fine microscope tip to manipulate a 2D material like a molecular “see-saw”, changing how strongly its electrons interact. Read more: www.monash.edu/science/news-events/…

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 05/10/2026

There’s a reason why Gippsland gets so many earthquakes, compared to most of Australia.

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A magnitude 4.8 earthquake just shook southeast Victoria. Here’s why we may expect more

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

An invasive weed is rewriting its genome. Australian common ragweed has larger genomes than North American and European populations due to jumping genes. Read more: www.monash.edu/science/news-events/…

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Australia has up to 3,000 native bee species - most found nowhere else on Earth. But data gaps mean they could vanish before we notice. Read more: www.monash.edu/science/news-events/…

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Climate change can harm wildlife even when the heat isn't lethal. Read more: www.monash.edu/science/news-events/…

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Monash University reaffirms global position in the 2026 #ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects. Read more: www.monash.edu/news/articles/monash…

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Tiny ‘whirlpools’ have been discovered in a semiconductor just a few atoms thick. The discovery could help advance research into ultra-thin, low-energy electronics. Read more: www.monash.edu/science/news-events/… #MonashScience

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Prof Ros Gleadow FAA 💙💚 @rgleadow.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

From the guy down the corridor: ‘People naturally choose colleagues they know, trust and work with. If networks and familiarity are unevenly distributed…neutral decisions can reproduce those differences…’ here about racism. Women know it too. www.monash.edu/science/news...

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

More than 80% of insect species live in the tropics, yet there are huge gaps in what we know about them. Read more: www.monash.edu/science/news-events/…

A medium close-up portrait of Dr. Shawan Chowdhury, a South Asian man with dark hair, glasses, and a neatly groomed beard and mustache. He wears a light cream polo shirt against a blurred background of green tropical foliage. Below the photo, a black banner displays bold white text reading: "‘Parachute science’ is failing the world’s tropical insects" with subtext underneath: "Dr Shawan Chowdhury, School of Biological Sciences"

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

A Monash-led review estimates 127 species, 13.1% of Australia’s terrestrial lizards and snakes, are likely threatened with extinction. Read more: www.monash.edu/science/news-events/…

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

What can Earth’s sand dunes tell us about Mars? Dr Andrew Gunn has created the most complete digital map yet of Earth’s wind-blown dunes. Read more: www.monash.edu/science/news-events/…

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At the bottom of the image, there is a black banner with white text that reads: "World-first global sand dunes map reveals clues to distant worlds, including Mars" followed by smaller text underneath: "Led by Dr Andrew Gunn, published in Nature Communications".

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Monash physicists have predicted stable, self-bound “quantum droplets”. Published in Physical Review Letters. Read more: www.monash.edu/science/news-events/…

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Researchers at Monash Science have developed a new X-ray imaging technique that can image two overlapping samples in a single scan. Read more: www.monash.edu/science/news-events/…

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Professor Richard Reina has spent his career looking beneath the surface as a marine scientist. Today, that same mindset shapes how he thinks about science education. Read more: www.monash.edu/science/news-events/…

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

A Monash Science-led study found 1 in 10 butterfly species has shifted its range, with climate change and extreme weather driving nearly 80% of documented movements. Read more: www.monash.edu/science/news-events/…

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Anti-racism must be more than a university statement. It must be visible in policies, reporting systems, leadership and everyday culture. Read more: www.monash.edu/science/news-events/…

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Monash researchers revealed microbial communities break down old uranium mine waste, creating mobile nanoparticles that transport toxic metals. Read more: www.monash.edu/science/news-events/…

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

The Thermal Energy Storage Group has received a 2026 Royal Society of Chemistry Horizon Prize. Read more 👉 www.monash.edu/science/news-events/…

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Our new MES Course Director, Prof. Annette Bos, argues that sustainability leadership now requires more than technical expertise. It needs people who can navigate uncertainty, connect disciplines and drive change across institutions. Read more: www.monash.edu/science/news...

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Monash Science & @fzuavcr.bsky.social researchers made, potentially, the world’s smallest scannable QR code: just 50×50 nm2, built atom by atom using individual silver atoms. Read more 👉 www.monash.edu/science/news... @benjamin-lowe.bsky.social @nanosurflab.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

New research by Adjunct Professor Scott Power (Monash University School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment and @unisq.bsky.social) suggests recent rainfall declines in VIC may not fully reflect long-term climate change signals. www.monash.edu/science/news...

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Monash scientists have created a chip that can generate, route, and read light‑encoded information with precise optics. Read more: www.monash.edu/science/news-events/…

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Below the image, a bold headline reads: “Monash creates tiny on‑chip circuit for quantum and AI technologies.” Smaller text lists names: “L‑R: Dr Haoran Ren, Dr Chi Li, Professor Stefan Maier and Dr Kajian Xing.”

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Congratulations to Professor Stefan Maier on being elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. Read more: www.monash.edu/science/news-events/…

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Prof. @michaelsfuhrer.bsky.social, Prof. Stefan Maier and their teams have secured $1.5M+ in @arc-gov-au.bsky.social Linkage funding to help develop next-generation technologies with industry partners. Congrats to our School of Physics and Astronomy researchers 👏👏 www.monash.edu/science/news...

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

“Australia will no longer be seen as a credible contributor to international assessment of climate change. Full stop.” Professor Christian Jakob (#MonashEAE, director of @21stcenturyweather.bsky.social) spoke to @theguardian.com about the planned CSIRO job cuts. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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‘Foolish’ CSIRO job cuts will mean Australia unable to provide climate projections to global reports, scientists warn

Exclusive: Science agency is planning to sack a third of the team working on the national climate model, sources say

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Monash Science and @ozgrav.bsky.social research shows gravitational waves from black hole mergers can detect and fix calibration errors in detectors. @monashastro.bsky.social Read more: www.monash.edu/science/news...

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Emily Roycroft @emilyroycroft.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Annual lab group photo tradition initiated - here’s the Evolutionary & Conservation Genomics Group, May 2026. I am so lucky to work with these fabulous folks! @monashbiol.bsky.social @monashscience.bsky.social

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Michael Brown @mjibrown.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

I'm on Dr Karl's Shirtloads of Science vodcast discussing bad ideas in space! How hard can it be to fire someone into the Sun? Can sunlight be reflected down to Earth to generate power? What are the downsides of mega-constellations of satellites? www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFRs...

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The Craziest Space Ideas That Sound Smart (But Aren’t)

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

A Monash-led study first-authored by Dr Mirko Zanon and led by Dr Scarlett Howard pushes back on claims bees are just reacting to visual patterns. Read more 👉 www.monash.edu/science/news-events/… #MonashScience

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

A new Monash review unpacks why chalcopyrite is so complex and how that could unlock cleaner, more efficient extraction. Read more 👉 www.monash.edu/science/news-events/… #MonashScience #EarthAtmosphereandEnvironment

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Researchers at Monash University School of Physics and Astronomy show that disorder, done properly, outperforms perfect order. Read more 👉 www.monash.edu/science/news-events/…

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

A Monash-led study found a common antidepressant in rivers impairs spatial learning, but only in males (up to 34% more errors). Females unaffected. Read more 👉 www.monash.edu/science/news-events/… #MonashScience

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Monash-led research finds evidence of rare stellar explosions that leave no black holes behind. Led by Hui Tong with OzGrav and global partners. Read more 👉 www.monash.edu/science/news-events/… #MonashScience

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Monash scientists have watched atoms move during memory switching ⚛️ Read more 👉 www.monash.edu/science/news-events/…

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Congrats to Dr Karolina Matuszek from the School of Chemistry on being recognised by @science.org.au with the Le Fèvre Medal. Learn more 👉 www.monash.edu/science/news...

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Congrats to Dr Stephen Muirhead from the School of Mathematics on being awarded the Christopher Heyde Medal by the @science.org.au. Learn more 👉 www.monash.edu/science/news...

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Monash Adjunct Professor Andrew Watkins (@windjunky.bsky.social) is a co‑author of the Climate Council’s new report on the 2025–26 “climate whiplash” summer - from catastrophic fire danger to flash flooding to record heat. Read more 👉 www.monash.edu/science/news...

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

A Monash‑led team has predicted self‑bound quantum droplets made of light inside semiconductor microcavities. Read more 👉 www.monash.edu/science/news...

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Monash-led researchers have shown that stacking just two different 2D materials can produce the electronic behaviour of a full 3D crystal. Read more 👉 www.monash.edu/science/news...

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Thermal drones are changing how we detect marine debris entanglements. Monash PhD researcher Adam Yaney‑Keller, with Phillip Island Nature Parks, has shown that fur seal entanglements give off a clear heat signature visible from 50+ metres in the air. Read more 👉 www.monash.edu/science/news...

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Climate change could shrink global fish catches. New Monash research published in Science shows fish may evolve to survive warmer oceans — but that evolution could actually reduce fisheries yields. Read more 👉 www.monash.edu/science/news...

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

New research led by @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social shows that Facebook and Flickr posts can track invasive species faster and more broadly than traditional biodiversity databases. “Social media isn’t noise, it’s data.” - Dr Chowdhury Read more 👉 www.monash.edu/science/news...

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Prof Ros Gleadow FAA 💙💚 @rgleadow.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

This paper of ours is not getting read as much as expected - it tests whether people domesticated #sorghum that was already high #cyanide or selected for cyanide during #domestication (it’s the former) - Classic case of a misleading title 😞 🪴🌾🌱 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Regulation of cyanogenic glucosides in wild and domesticated Eusorghum taxa

This study presents evidence that the ability to maintain high leaf cyanogenic glucoside concentrations into maturity might have arisen in sorghum's crop wild relatives, rather than during domesticat...

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Shawan Chowdhury @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Our new study reveals that anthropogenic disturbances destabilise the plant–pollinator network, and that impacts were strongest when disturbances occurred at both the landscape and regional scales. @ecospat-ch.bsky.social @fcollart.bsky.social @riva-ecology.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Read more about the women in #MonashScience here: monash.edu/science/idwgs

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

#IDWGS Dr Rebecca Nealon studies accretion discs to understand how planets form, using simulations that blend astronomy, maths and computing. She hopes to see more women leading in computational science. @monashastro.bsky.social Read more 👉 www.monash.edu/science/news...

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

#IDWGS Dr Melissa Lee studies symmetry through group theory at #MonashMaths & co leads computation in the new Centre of Excellence in Mathematics of Quantum Era Security and Trust (MathQuEST). Her advice: “Take every opportunity with both hands.” Read more 👉 www.monash.edu/science/news...

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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

#IDWGS Dr Lesley Alton studies how animal adapt to climate warming @monashbiol.bsky.social Her advice to future scientists: “Be curious and take maths.” Read more 👉 www.monash.edu/science/news...

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