Many Caribbean coral reefs have either stopped growing or are on the threshold of starting to erode with potential impacts to people, according to research from The University of Queensland (UQ).

4 February 2013
Artist impression of the quantum microscope. A light field with quantum photon interactions is focused through the wall of a cell. Detection of the transmitted field allows enhanced measurement precision of dynamics within the cell. Image credit: Michael Taylor.

A team of Australian scientists has developed a powerful microscope using the laws of quantum mechanics to probe the inner workings of living cells.

4 February 2013

A survey aimed at understanding and improving children's relationships with their siblings is the first step in what will become a new Triple P – Positive Parenting Program.

30 January 2013
Image courtesy Karl Vernes

A group of leading conservation scientists from The University of Queensland (UQ) and James Cook University (JCU) has exposed the private life of a small, endangered kangaroo.

29 January 2013
Like humans, giraffes choose who they want to hang out with. Photo taken by UQ's Kerryn Carter of giraffes at Etosha National Park.

Studying social relationships among female giraffes may provide essential information for the management and conservation of the species, a study by The University of Queensland (UQ) has found.

23 January 2013

More than 100 people from 20 countries are expected to attend the first Australian Student Conference on Conservation Science being held at The University of Queensland from 21-31 January, 2013.

18 January 2013

University of Queensland researchers are looking to recruit participants from the Ipswich region to take part in a study exploring community resilience in the wake of the 2011 Queensland floods.

18 January 2013

State-of-the-art testing to measure genetic variations in livestock, and to identify inherited diseases within herds, will soon be available in Australia at The University of Queensland’s Animal Genetics Laboratory (AGL).

18 January 2013

As sea levels climb, Australia’s coastal wetlands will be increasingly trapped between urban development on land and the rising ocean, imperilling the survival of their unique plants, birds and fish, leading ecologists warned today.

14 January 2013
Hypothesized reconstruction of the small Lark Quarry trackmaker. Illustration by Anthony Romilio, The University of Queensland.

Queensland paleontologists have discovered that the world’s only recorded dinosaur stampede is largely made up of the tracks of swimming rather than running animals.

9 January 2013