A turtle emerges from its egg shell on a sandy beach.

Climate change is causing the “feminisation” of green turtle populations in far north Queensland, but a study shows seawater irrigation could potentially reverse the male drought.

15 June 2021
Kelp forest

The world's giant kelp forests – vital marine wildernesses as important to Earth’s ecology as rainforests and coral reefs – are being mapped by a team of international scientists.

11 June 2021
Picture of stonefish

University of Queensland scientists working to unlock the mysteries Australia’s deadly stonefish have made a discovery which could change how sting victims are treated in the future.

1 June 2021
The Allen Coral Atlas Monitoring System, New Caledonia on April 26, 2021

In a world first, a satellite-based global coral reef bleaching monitoring system will scan the Earth’s oceans for coral-killing bleaching events in real-time.

19 May 2021
Two men on bicycles riding over a bridge on the Brisbane River

The motivations of a rebellious class of car-free citizens in the sprawling, low-density city of Brisbane have been investigated by researchers at The University of Queensland.

27 April 2021
Indigenous villagers in the heavily forested state of Odisha, India, with the forest behind them

Nearly three-quarters of Earth’s land had been transformed by humans by 10,000BC, but new research shows it largely wasn’t at the expense of the natural world.

20 April 2021
Dr Gürer with Falkor in the background © Dan Buehler.

The ‘hidden’ continent of Zealandia is being partially mapped, thanks to a deepwater mapping expedition led by The University of Queensland in collaboration with Schmidt Ocean Institute.

24 March 2021
Black-throated brilliant. Image credit: Pablo Negret

An analysis has found deforestation is severely affecting forest bird species in Colombia, home to the greatest number of bird species in the world.

18 March 2021
The short-eared rock wallaby (Petrogale brachyotis) of northern Australia has nearly 20 per cent of its habitat within Indigenous peoples’ lands (Credit: Micha Jackson).

Indigenous peoples’ lands may harbour a significant proportion of threatened and endangered species globally, according to University of Queensland-led research.

21 January 2021