



Science Victoria Magazine - Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Science Victoria Magazine - Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Science Victoria Magazine - Indigenous Knowledge Systems
As part of the celebration of NAIDOC week 2025, Science Victoria explores Indigenous Knowledge Systems and their role in Australia’s ecosystem, economy and community.
What Can Brain Cells on a Microchip Tell Us About Intelligence?
What Can Brain Cells on a Microchip Tell Us About Intelligence?
What Can Brain Cells on a Microchip Tell Us About Intelligence?
Whether “intelligence” can be created within hardware is a fascinating question, and one that remains unanswered despite significant efforts. In contrast, biological intelligence from a neural source offers a “ground truth” of opportunity. As such, the question becomes not ‘if’ general intelligence can arise from something artificial, but ‘how’.
Tiny Frogs and Tarantulas: An Unexpected Friendship
Tiny Frogs and Tarantulas: An Unexpected Friendship
Tiny Frogs and Tarantulas: An Unexpected Friendship
Located in a burrow somewhere in the Amazon rainforest, scientists have observed an unexpected friendship
Science Victoria Magazine - Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Science Victoria Magazine - Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Science Victoria Magazine - Indigenous Knowledge Systems
As part of the celebration of NAIDOC week 2025, Science Victoria explores Indigenous Knowledge Systems and their role in Australia’s ecosystem, economy and community.
What Can Brain Cells on a Microchip Tell Us About Intelligence?
What Can Brain Cells on a Microchip Tell Us About Intelligence?
What Can Brain Cells on a Microchip Tell Us About Intelligence?
Whether “intelligence” can be created within hardware is a fascinating question, and one that remains unanswered despite significant efforts. In contrast, biological intelligence from a neural source offers a “ground truth” of opportunity. As such, the question becomes not ‘if’ general intelligence can arise from something artificial, but ‘how’.
Tiny Frogs and Tarantulas: An Unexpected Friendship
Tiny Frogs and Tarantulas: An Unexpected Friendship
Tiny Frogs and Tarantulas: An Unexpected Friendship
Located in a burrow somewhere in the Amazon rainforest, scientists have observed an unexpected friendship
Science Victoria Magazine - Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Science Victoria Magazine - Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Science Victoria Magazine - Indigenous Knowledge Systems
As part of the celebration of NAIDOC week 2025, Science Victoria explores Indigenous Knowledge Systems and their role in Australia’s ecosystem, economy and community.
What Can Brain Cells on a Microchip Tell Us About Intelligence?
What Can Brain Cells on a Microchip Tell Us About Intelligence?
What Can Brain Cells on a Microchip Tell Us About Intelligence?
Whether “intelligence” can be created within hardware is a fascinating question, and one that remains unanswered despite significant efforts. In contrast, biological intelligence from a neural source offers a “ground truth” of opportunity. As such, the question becomes not ‘if’ general intelligence can arise from something artificial, but ‘how’.
Tiny Frogs and Tarantulas: An Unexpected Friendship
Tiny Frogs and Tarantulas: An Unexpected Friendship
Tiny Frogs and Tarantulas: An Unexpected Friendship
Located in a burrow somewhere in the Amazon rainforest, scientists have observed an unexpected friendship
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Science Victoria Magazine
A magazine for the science and technology community
The Royal Society of Victoria publishes regular articles to keep Australia’s science and technology community up to speed with activities, opportunities, issues and new developments.
We welcome contributions from our members, supporters and the community.

Latest Edition of Science Victoria:
Jul 2025
Indigenous Knowledge Systems
We explore the great differences between the Indigenous and European view of the world. We have a need of Indigenous knowledge to heal our nation in many ways – to help counter the impact of climate change; to rescue our environment, both vegetation and wildlife; and to learn to live sustainably on our continent.

Oct 1, 2024
The Varroa destructor – yes, that’s its scientific name – is a tiny mite that has decimated honeybee colonies around the world. And an outbreak of this destructive parasite has been confirmed for the first time in Victoria near Mildura

Mar 5, 2024
De-extinction is not simply about putting a carbon-copy of an 1800’s thylacine back into the Tasmanian ecosystem. The thylacine co-evolved within that ecosystem over many thousands of years, and its role remains intact. Returning the native apex predator to that environment has the potential to stabilise it, and even save other endangered marsupials.

Dec 6, 2022
Whether “intelligence” can be created within hardware is a fascinating question, and one that remains unanswered despite significant efforts. In contrast, biological intelligence from a neural source offers a “ground truth” of opportunity. As such, the question becomes not ‘if’ general intelligence can arise from something artificial, but ‘how’.

May 28, 2025
In a drive to make the US self-sufficient in lumber, the Trump administration is encouraging expansion of commercial logging in that country’s native forests. In a world facing climate change, this is not a good idea for the US or Australia or any other country.

May 28, 2025
The world’s average temperature has already exceeded the target of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels agreed less than a decade ago in Paris. We are now counting the cost in increased natural disasters. But, David Holmes argues, organised misinformation is making the battle against climate change all the harder.

Feb 3, 2025
Imagine you could create any living structure with just a click. What would you create?Thanks to advancements in technology, this isn’t just imagination or science fiction – it’s the reality of bioprinting.

Nov 13, 2024
We need to bust four lies for save Australia's biodiversity. 1. We can’t afford to fund environmental protection and repair 2. We can continue harmful actions and simultaneously sustain a biodiverse, nature positive world 3. Increased environmental protection risks jobs and economic growth 4. We can achieve and sustain a biodiverse world without far stronger environmental laws and enforcement

Oct 15, 2024
The Nature Repair Act 2023 will soon result in the issuance of biodiversity certificates as personal property. How can Victoria support the development of a market for biodiversity certificates that is based on integrity and trust and, in doing so, deliver nature positive outcomes?

Oct 4, 2024
Smart Rust may provide us with an affordable and efficient way of removing a harmful pollutant from our water and saving the environment.

Oct 1, 2024
The Varroa destructor – yes, that’s its scientific name – is a tiny mite that has decimated honeybee colonies around the world. And an outbreak of this destructive parasite has been confirmed for the first time in Victoria near Mildura

Mar 5, 2024
De-extinction is not simply about putting a carbon-copy of an 1800’s thylacine back into the Tasmanian ecosystem. The thylacine co-evolved within that ecosystem over many thousands of years, and its role remains intact. Returning the native apex predator to that environment has the potential to stabilise it, and even save other endangered marsupials.

Dec 6, 2022
Whether “intelligence” can be created within hardware is a fascinating question, and one that remains unanswered despite significant efforts. In contrast, biological intelligence from a neural source offers a “ground truth” of opportunity. As such, the question becomes not ‘if’ general intelligence can arise from something artificial, but ‘how’.

May 28, 2025
In a drive to make the US self-sufficient in lumber, the Trump administration is encouraging expansion of commercial logging in that country’s native forests. In a world facing climate change, this is not a good idea for the US or Australia or any other country.

May 28, 2025
The world’s average temperature has already exceeded the target of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels agreed less than a decade ago in Paris. We are now counting the cost in increased natural disasters. But, David Holmes argues, organised misinformation is making the battle against climate change all the harder.

Feb 3, 2025
Imagine you could create any living structure with just a click. What would you create?Thanks to advancements in technology, this isn’t just imagination or science fiction – it’s the reality of bioprinting.
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While ultimately successful, the voice of scientific expertise was difficult to establish in the emotionally-charged circumstances of the Kathleen Folbigg case. Join key members of “Team Folbigg” to understand the barriers they experienced to considering complex genetic science as robust legal evidence in an Australian judicial system, and hear the case for change.

While ultimately successful, the voice of scientific expertise was difficult to establish in the emotionally-charged circumstances of the Kathleen Folbigg case. Join key members of “Team Folbigg” to understand the barriers they experienced to considering complex genetic science as robust legal evidence in an Australian judicial system, and hear the case for change.

Learn how to code a robot in a 90-minute hands on STEM weekend workshop at Scienceworks

Learn how to code a robot in a 90-minute hands on STEM weekend workshop at Scienceworks

In-person and online events, virtual tours, DIY science and more, all across Australia, from 9 - 17 August.

In-person and online events, virtual tours, DIY science and more, all across Australia, from 9 - 17 August.

A careers fair exclusively for women in STEM to connect, grow, and thrive

A careers fair exclusively for women in STEM to connect, grow, and thrive

While ultimately successful, the voice of scientific expertise was difficult to establish in the emotionally-charged circumstances of the Kathleen Folbigg case. Join key members of “Team Folbigg” to understand the barriers they experienced to considering complex genetic science as robust legal evidence in an Australian judicial system, and hear the case for change.

While ultimately successful, the voice of scientific expertise was difficult to establish in the emotionally-charged circumstances of the Kathleen Folbigg case. Join key members of “Team Folbigg” to understand the barriers they experienced to considering complex genetic science as robust legal evidence in an Australian judicial system, and hear the case for change.

Learn how to code a robot in a 90-minute hands on STEM weekend workshop at Scienceworks

Learn how to code a robot in a 90-minute hands on STEM weekend workshop at Scienceworks

In-person and online events, virtual tours, DIY science and more, all across Australia, from 9 - 17 August.

In-person and online events, virtual tours, DIY science and more, all across Australia, from 9 - 17 August.

A careers fair exclusively for women in STEM to connect, grow, and thrive

A careers fair exclusively for women in STEM to connect, grow, and thrive

While ultimately successful, the voice of scientific expertise was difficult to establish in the emotionally-charged circumstances of the Kathleen Folbigg case. Join key members of “Team Folbigg” to understand the barriers they experienced to considering complex genetic science as robust legal evidence in an Australian judicial system, and hear the case for change.

While ultimately successful, the voice of scientific expertise was difficult to establish in the emotionally-charged circumstances of the Kathleen Folbigg case. Join key members of “Team Folbigg” to understand the barriers they experienced to considering complex genetic science as robust legal evidence in an Australian judicial system, and hear the case for change.

Learn how to code a robot in a 90-minute hands on STEM weekend workshop at Scienceworks

Learn how to code a robot in a 90-minute hands on STEM weekend workshop at Scienceworks
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