New light has been shed on the lives of six people who lived and died in Egypt between two and three thousand years ago through a collaboration involving archaeologists, forensic anthropologists – and one Macquarie University radiologist.

Researchers have taken a step closer to developing a blood test to detect Alzheimer’s disease long before symptoms appear and potentially in enough time to defend against the disease.

Around one in ten Australian children has problems with language development by the time they start school, but the signs aren’t always obvious. How can we tell if a child needs assistance?

A new gene therapy treatment that has been shown to reduce uncontrolled seizures in mice will be ready to begin clinical trials within two years.

Post-traumatic stress disorder and unresolved grief are both terms that are being used frequently in the media following the release of Prince Harry’s memoir. Professor Maria Kangas of the School of Psychological Sciences explains what they are and how they can be treated.

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea recently overturned the UK’s 55-year unlawful occupation of the Chagos Islands. And, as sea levels rise, this ruling has the potential to cause a ripple effect in international law.

Song plays an important social role for zebra finches in the wild, upending theories that songbirds only sing to establish territory and attract a mate, a new study reveals.

Research has found the chemicals leaching from plastics can change the mix of microbial life in seawater, and harm the tiny life forms which are critical to oxygen production in our oceans.

The first images of a nebula from the James Webb Telescope gave astronomers remarkable insights into the death of the star that created these beautiful haloes of gas and dust.

A world-first study projects that climate change and land clearing will profoundly change half of the world’s remaining wilderness areas by 2050 unless governments act immediately to protect them.

Plot twist: To mark the 210th anniversary of Jane Austen's beloved novel Pride and Prejudice, literature scholar Dr Stephanie Russo explains why a lesser-known character beats Fitzwilliam Darcy for the title of her best romantic hero.

A century on, the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb remains one of the most remarkable archaeological discoveries of the 20^th century. Dr Karin Sowada, director of Macquarie's Australian Centre for Egyptology, explains why it still fires our imagination.

REVIEW: It's still a little creepy but a new Netflix series about the Gothic Addams Family family has nudged the character of Wednesday Addams into the zeitgeist as a pop culture phenomenon.

The human population will tick over to 8 billion on November 15. What does this mean for the environment, our cities, our health and our food supply? Six Macquarie University experts explain the impact of the milestone in their fields.

With cost-of-living pressure soaring for many Australian households, four Macquarie Business School experts predict how economic conditions might unfold in 2023 with energy prices, 'revenge' spending and inflation under the microscope.

Australia is described as a utopia for impact investing, as super funds force the companies they invest in to adopt environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles, Macquarie applied finance researchers found.

New Macquarie University research into phone scams has identified the scripts and emotions that drive most calls.

New research from Macquarie Business School suggests the low uptake of electric vehicles is about purchase price and the availability and cost of charging stations.