An online mapping and knowledge platform prototype could soon offer free and easily accessible information on the migratory patterns of endangered species in the ocean.
10 October 2019
Darker male giraffes have been found to be more solitary and less social than their lighter-coloured counterparts, according to new research from The University of Queensland.
26 September 2019
A University of Queensland-led study has revealed that future demand for ethanol biofuel could potentially expand sugarcane farming land in Brazil by five million hectares by 2030.
17 September 2019
Human activities have destroyed more than 7.7 million hectares of threatened species habitat, revealing critical failures with Australia’s federal environmental protection laws.
9 September 2019
New research has found that habitat loss is a major concern for hundreds of Australian bird species, and south-eastern Australia has been the worst affected.
3 September 2019
Research into global health issues including antibiotic resistance, inflammatory diseases and stroke has been boosted after The University of Queensland received more than $29.7 million in funding from the National Health and Medical Research...
29 August 2019
Environmental conditions influence our body mass index (BMI) by increasing or decreasing the effect of inherited genetic variations, University of Queensland researchers have discovered.
23 August 2019
Research into the self-destruction of cells in humans and plants could lead to treatments for neurodegenerative brain diseases and the development of disease-resistant plants.
23 August 2019
A DNA test to rapidly detect chlamydia infection in koalas, offering on-the-spot results within 30 minutes, has been developed by a University of Queensland-led team of researchers.
22 August 2019
Poo transplants are helping expand koala microbiomes, allowing the marsupials to eat a wider range of eucalypts and possibly survive habitat loss.
21 August 2019
Environmental defenders on the front line of natural resource conflict are being killed at an alarming rate, according to a University of Queensland study.
6 August 2019
Volunteer snorkellers and scuba divers have been helping capture images of reef manta rays to better protect the threatened species.
1 August 2019
The fate of coral reefs under climate change could improve if management efforts take evolution and adaptation into account, according to an international study.
2 July 2019
A possible drug target for chronic liver disease has been identified by an international research collaboration involving a University of Queensland team.
14 June 2019
Scientists at The University of Queensland have upended biologists’ century-old understanding of the evolutionary history of animals.
13 June 2019
The search for a global Streptococcus A vaccine has narrowed after researchers sequenced the DNA of more than 2000 samples of the bacteria worldwide.
28 May 2019
A 24-tonne dinosaur may have walked in a ‘high-heeled’ fashion, according to University of Queensland research.
17 May 2019
The Mona Lisa, Van Gogh’s Starry Night and dozens of other images have been recreated on a quantum ‘canvas’ the width of a human hair, thanks to University of Queensland physicists.
17 May 2019
Fish living up to 1500 metres below the surface have developed surprisingly diverse vision that could help them determine predator from prey in the dimly-lit depths of their fish-eats-fish world.
10 May 2019
Stark cultural differences in attitudes to public transport have been revealed by an international study featuring a University of Queensland academic.
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