UQ researchers have received $3.6 million from the Federal and Queensland governments to improve water quality monitoring in Great Barrier Reef catchments.
8 May 2024A team of scientists on location with a film crew in the remote Amazon has uncovered a previously undocumented species of giant anaconda.
20 February 2024UQ-led research has shown there is more coral reef area across the globe than previously thought, with detailed satellite mapping helping to conserve these vital ecosystems.
14 February 2024UQ researchers have discovered a previously unknown mechanism that allows tadpoles in cold environments to mitigate the detrimental effects of ultraviolet radiation.
19 January 2024University of Queensland research has found despite considerable conservation efforts, the illegal killing of critically endangered orangutans on Borneo may be an ongoing threat to the species.
11 October 2023UQ researchers are developing a web-based management program capable of mapping ocean water pollution almost as it happens.
4 October 2023University of Queensland researchers have found bottlenose dolphins in Moreton Bay off Brisbane could be teaching other dolphins to ‘beg’ for food from recreational fishers, with the behaviour creating short and long-term risks.
23 June 2023University of Queensland researchers have shown Australian tobacco plants could be used as ‘biofactories’ to manufacture medicines on a large scale.
1 June 2023Researchers at The University of Queensland have pioneered a simple, fast and effective technique to remove PFAS chemicals from water.
20 January 2023A University of Queensland-led research group has created the world’s first successful donkey embryo using in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), which could save dozens of endangered donkey species.
16 November 2022Feeding the world’s spiralling population amidst the ravages of climate change will be the focus of a major agriculture conference which gets underway in Brisbane today.
31 October 2022Some of Asia’s largest animals, including tigers and elephants, are defying 12,000 years of extinction trends by thriving alongside humans, a University of Queensland-led study has revealed.
22 October 2022An Australian-first study by researchers from The University of Queensland has found 8 per cent of urine samples drawn from the general public contained a common weed killer.
30 September 2022Cameras that spy on wildlife could provide the secrets scientists need to save vulnerable species.
17 September 2022A new way of using compost could boost global crop production and deliver huge benefits to the planet, according to a study co-led by The University of Queensland.
6 September 2022A new University of Queensland-led training centre is set to become a hub for world-leading research in ‘green’ plastic.
18 August 2022The newly launched ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture is cultivating the next crop of plant science experts.
17 August 2022Scientists at the University of Queensland are buzzing about a new citizen science project investigating some of Australia’s native bee species in our own backyards.
28 June 2022A species of worm with an appetite for polystyrene could be the key to plastic recycling on a mass scale.
10 June 2022An AIDS-like virus plaguing Australia’s koala population is leaving them more vulnerable to chlamydia and other threatening health conditions, University of Queensland research has found.
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