A decision by G20 leaders to discuss climate change at their meeting in Brisbane this week is good news for the Great Barrier Reef, researchers say.
11 November 2014A gene responsible for building muscle tissue in monarch butterflies is the key to their annual mass migration, according to a study from an international team of researchers.
7 October 2014Australia has a stronger voice in conservation, with the election of Associate Professor James Watson as president of the Society for Conservation Biology.
1 October 2014Beef producers could soon benefit from a protein-rich and sustainable livestock feed supplement in the form of microalgae.
19 August 2014Dinosaur footprints in Central Queensland’s Lark Quarry were not all caused by a dinosaur stampede, as previously thought.
9 July 2014The Great Barrier Reef is at greater risk than ever from severe weather events, and University of Queensland researchers predict an increase in coral death this summer.
4 July 2014Antarctica’s ice-free areas – home to most of the continent’s biodiversity – need better protection from human impact, says a group of Australian environmental scientists.
18 June 2014A bat species native to Papua New Guinea and thought to be extinct has been rediscovered by a team of University of Queensland researchers.
4 June 2014A joint project between Queensland and Chinese researchers to derive sugars from sorghum could result in extraordinary social, economic and environmental benefits for future generations.
3 June 2014Recreational hunters are under-utilised as a resource for wildlife management, according to a study from The University of Queensland.
3 June 2014Research into reef fish species diversity will provide conservationists with new information to protect the Great Barrier Reef.
3 June 2014The captive elephant population in Laos will be extinct in just over a century if current management practices do not change, a University of Queensland study has found.
5 May 2014The University of Queensland’s Moreton Bay Research Station provided sanctuary for 100 Queensland Fire and Emergency Service staff during North Stradbroke Island bushfires this month.
17 January 2014Green turtle populations have expanded so much in Indonesia’s east coast islands’ marine protected areas (MPAs) that they are adopting new feeding habits, which are degrading the ecosystem and threatening their own conservation.
9 January 2014