Science

Our society seems to be losing its trust with scientific knowledge. This degeneration is present in the market, media, and online, particularly regarding the health industry. Why is this? There seems to be a large gap between the preconceived ideas ingrained in our society and scientific truths. Perhaps the most visible example of this is the abuse of the words 'natural' and 'unnatural', and the positive and negative connotations that they are packaged with. The word 'natural' is plastered all over product labels by marketers, and clearly, they are onto something. The extensive use of the word 'natural' must be

We spoke to three Monash University students and alumni -- Pippa, Ghina and Michelle -- about their experience as a woman working in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields. What did you study and where do you work? Michelle: I studied a Bachelor of Science (Honours), majoring in Genetics and I am a research assistant at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. Pippa: I’m currently studying a Bachelor of Environmental Engineering, and I am an Environmental Officer at Fulton Hogan, a tier one construction company, working on the M80 Upgrade. Ghina: I'm in my third year of studying Software Engineering.

Submerged Landmass Zealandia a Candidate for Continent Zealandia, a region that is two-thirds the size of Australia in the southwest Pacific Ocean, is a step closer to being recognised as a continent. It covers a nearly 5 million square kilometre, area that centres on New Zealand and encompasses New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, the Lord Howe Island group and Elizabeth and Middleton reefs. The area is believed to have once been a part of Gondwana – a supercontinent which made up the majority of landmasses in the Southern Hemisphere. However, 94% of the landmass sunk below sea level between 60 to