Social media is the new news-wire, with witnesses able to report events as they happen — but not without a lot of real-time blundering.

Does all the information we now have about science make us all experts? Australia's chief scientist is ready to argue the toss.

Anders Behring Breivik wants the world to know he is sane. But how can someone who proudly admits to hunting down children not be mad?

E-book sales are set to soar in the next few years, but Apple and some big publishers stand accused of cartel capers.

Women can’t always control condom use — and that's been one of the big challenges in the fight against HIV/AIDS. But it could be changing.

We know that social media is changing the news landscape – but how are news organisations responding?

Melbourne University’s Pip Pattison studies social networks – not the ones on the internet but the ones in our lives. And she’s also a deputy Vice Chancellor, mother and lover of maths.

As the internet grows more sophisticated, our individual interests and interactions will determine what we see and consume.

The National Broadband Network is on its way, but is it value for money?

No one was convinced blood sugar levels made a difference to people who weren’t diabetic but Jennie Brand-Miller proved it.

A recent paper by two Melbourne academics explores the ethics of killing babies. Now they are the subject of death threats themselves.

Scientists are lining up to take the Pathfinder Telescope for a tour around the universe.

We hate the smell of petrol fumes, and the cost of petrol even more. But when will it be truly feasible to switch to electric cars?

She has been pivotal in modern scientific advances, but is still cracking the code on advancing women to the top of the field.

iTunes has millions of users around the world, but the security of the Apple store has been breached.