The mass death of flying foxes in extreme heat in North Queensland last month underscores the importance of University of Queensland wildlife research released today.
21 December 2018Artificial intelligence and extensive satellite imagery have allowed researchers to map the world’s intertidal zones for the first time, revealing a significant loss of the crucial ecosystem.
20 December 2018Invasive species and habitat loss are the biggest threats to Australian biodiversity, according to new research by the Threatened Species Recovery Hub in partnership with The University of Queensland.
11 December 2018Australia has some of the highest rates of private land deforestation in the world, despite policies designed to prevent the practice.
29 November 2018Humpback whales sing increasingly complex songs, but University of Queensland researchers have discovered they may suddenly switch to something simpler, in a ‘cultural revolution’.
22 November 2018The world’s last wilderness areas are rapidly disappearing, with explicit international conservation targets critically needed, according to University of Queensland-led research.
1 November 2018Protected areas alone are not enough to save Australia’s threatened species, according to research from the Threatened Species Recovery Hub.
5 September 2018International students from Asia prefer the low-density lifestyle they’ve experienced in Brisbane, according to a University of Queensland study.
16 August 2018An army of volunteer divers and researchers have won an environmental award for a project mapping the health of a reef off the South-East Queensland coast.
2 August 2018A citizen science initiative collecting data on the world’s biggest fish is a finalist at Australia’s premier science awards.
31 July 2018An international study led by University of Queensland scientists has found that only 13 per cent of the ocean can still be classified as wilderness.
27 July 2018Researchers from The University of Queensland, along with other institutions, are contesting recent claims that scientists shouldn’t share or publish the locations of their discoveries.
26 July 2018The Great Barrier Reef is losing its ability to recover from disturbances, but effective local management could revive its capacity to bounce back.
19 July 2018Many marine protected areas are often unnecessarily expensive and located in the wrong places, an international study has shown.
28 June 2018There is little evidence that a certification scheme for palm oil plantations is improving protection of critically endangered orangutans in Borneo, researchers say.
13 June 2018The University of Queensland is part of a global mapping and monitoring partnership using satellite imagery and big data processing to respond to the crisis facing coral reefs.
5 June 2018A study has revealed the diet of green turtles is more complex than previously thought, providing insights which could influence conservation and management strategies.
23 May 2018Monitoring wombats for behaviours such as pacing and rump-biting could help conservation efforts by increasing the success of captive breeding.
10 May 2018South-East Queensland is in danger of losing one of the last remaining populations of the Eastern bristlebird, one of Australia’s most melodic songbirds, a study has shown.
9 March 2018Concentrating at work can be hard at the best of times, but imagine how difficult it would be when infected with parasites.
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