Fran Molloy

Connection with nature is important for the wellbeing of people and communities, but silos within governments hold back efforts to enable a “nature-connected future”, according to researchers.

Water treatment solutions developed for mining are being tested in remote communities, where groundwater can fail Australian drinking water quality guidelines.

How they drive innovation from within existing organisations, navigating risk-averse business cultures.

From Sunday night dinners with local families to parent-led orientation programs, boarding schools are rewriting the relationship between family and school, writes Fran Molloy. Edwina is a Shore School mum of four children, with two sons at the…

Stop pitching perfect answers. Learn the four things executives actually want to hear from engineering innovators.

Facing a commercial threat from precast rivals, Andrew Rovers and his team turned to an unlikely source – Scandinavian floor heating.

I was honoured to host two fascinating panels at this wonderful festival, each featuring leading marine scientists and experts talking about vital issues around our oceans and environment.

A decade of trial and error reveals the hidden complexity of rewriting life’s genetic code - Feature for the 2025 Annual Report, ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology

How a renewables-driven revolution in mining and metals processing could supercharge Australia’s economy – and our zero-carbon energy transition.

A new Atlas of Living Australia grant will help digitise 16,000 plant specimens at Macquarie University, filling critical gaps in national biodiversity data and making rare species records accessible to researchers worldwide.

Researchers are working with Australia’s largest wildlife rescue organisation to improve biosecurity for flying foxes, after finding that antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” originating from humans are spreading across vulnerable populations.

Macquarie astronomers used both space and land telescopes to help unravel the mysteries of the APEP system where three massive stars are locked in a 190-year orbit, creating spectacular spirals of cosmic dust.

CSIRO researchers have worked out a way to transform the mining industry’s biggest liability into construction’s next breakthrough material – and it all starts at the local pottery shop.

Co-authored by Macquarie University researchers, a new climate report warns that Australia’s escalating heat, toxic air and fossil fuel dependence are driving a national health emergency.

A robotic positioning system designed and built by Macquarie University engineers is now capturing light from thousands of stars and galaxies simultaneously at one of the world’s premier observing sites.

New fossil research shows how human impacts, particularly through the rise of agriculture and livestock, have disrupted natural mammal communities as profoundly as the Ice Age extinctions.

Researchers peered inside the brains of huntsman and crab spiders using microCT scanners and found that while spiders' brains don't have to be bigger for them to live in groups, social spiders are wired for better memory, recognition and collaboration.

Most places on Earth have seasons because our planet is on a tilt as it orbits the sun. But our star also has its own version of seasons that affect life on Earth—and new astronomical research is helping us better understand and manage the impact of these solar "seasons."

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Students use ethics training to tackle digital challenges, writes Fran Molloy. Children as young as 10 bring smartphones loaded with social media to school and use AI tools like ChatGPT for assignments, placing educators on the front line of complex…