The best way to prevent outbreaks of disease passed from animals to humans lies in the One Health approach, says Macquarie University philosopher Dr Jane Johnson.

Cutting-edge research at Macquarie University has thrown long-awaited light on the strange sensory phenomenon of synaesthesia.

Thousands of Australians have been successfully treated for anxiety and depression through Macquarie University's MindSpot Clinic, new research reveals, proving that digital delivery of mental health services works.

As political leaders and health policy makers struggle to contain COVID-19, Macquarie University researchers have assessed the best approach to limit deaths from the pandemic.

Despite 28 days of no community transmission in NSW – the state's longest stretch since the pandemic began – a ‘return to normal’ could be years away, say Macquarie University researchers.

When Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46^th US President, a spellbinding poetry reading from National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman stole the show. As Professor Louise D’Arcens explains, poets have long been helping us make sense of the world.

There’s a lot to see in the Southern sky in 2021, from meteor showers to a visit from a famous comet, and two lunar events for the price of one, explains Macquarie University astronomer Ángel R. López-Sánchez.

A new device that exploits quantum physics to generate guaranteed random keys could make our communications more secure.

Andrew Barron has taught bees to gamble. His computational model of bee brains could not only create robots that can think for themselves, but unlock the secrets of the human mind.

New Macquarie University research shows a type of asteroid dating back to the dawn of the solar system may contain liquid water, supporting the theory that Earth's water came from meteorites that fell billions of years ago.

Autonomous vehicles are on the way, but are we ready to take a back seat to driverless technology? Dr Mauricio Marrone, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance at Macquarie Business School, suggests we may be.

After a string of scandals in Australia's banks, Macquarie Business School research shows that a new regime to make banking executives accountable is working – for now, writes Dr Dominic Canestrari-Soh.

VIDEO America's new Vice-President represents how high women can go, but also the obstacles they must overcome to get there, says Macquarie Business School Professor of Gender, Work and Organisation Alison Pullen.

2021 is a make-or-break year for Australian news media – and nothing less than the strength of our democracy is at stake, says Macquarie University media researcher Dr Tai Neilson.

An archaeological dig in Turkey has uncovered a wine press likely to have made the sweet wine used in religious ceremonies, and drunk on the sly by women, says Dr Emlyn Dodd, Macquarie researcher and Assistant Director for Archaeology at the British School at Rome.

Australia’s wartime leader John Curtin declared from his first days in office that everyone should read poetry, writes Macquarie University poetry scholar and Curtin’s great-grandson, Dr Toby Davidson, author of a new book about the PM’s passion for verse.

Healing the deep wounds in US society includes reckoning with the consequences of endless war, writes Macquarie University international security specialist Dr Tom Waldman, author of a new book about modern American warfare.

Whether a creative work like Buffy the Vampire Slayer should be judged on its own merits or through the prism of its creator's alleged bad behaviour is a thorny issue for fans, writes historical fiction specialist Dr Stephanie Russo.