Squirrelfish are part of a family of coral fish that take advantage of a 'multibank retina' to survive on the reef at night. Image: Justin Marshall

To see – and survive – at night, some coral fish have developed visual adaptations that are similar to those of their cousins living in the ocean’s darkest depths, new research shows.

9 February 2021
Pair of hands holding a tube of sunscreen, and squeezing some into one palm

Genetic variations in the skin can create a natural sunscreen, according to University of Queensland researchers investigating the genes linked with vitamin D.

2 April 2020

We are closer to understanding the incredible ability of squid to instantly camouflage themselves thanks to research from The University of Queensland.

28 January 2020
Sources of vitamin D

Giving vitamin D supplements to mice during pregnancy prevents autism traits in their offspring, University of Queensland researchers have discovered.

20 March 2017
A mantis shrimp in a defensive position, on its back with its legs, head and heavily-armoured tail closed over. The red colour indicates areas of reflected circular polarising light. Credit Yakir Gagnon/QBI

The ocean is lighting up with secret forms of communication between marine animals that may have applications in satellite remote sensing, biomedical imaging, cancer detection and computer data storage, a team of Australian and international...

20 November 2015
QBI's Nick Nacsa and Ross Dixon will run in the City2South on Saturday 14 June

University of Queensland staff will be racing for research at The Brisbane Times City2South fun run on Sunday 14 June.

28 May 2015
A UQ PhD student helped gather footage of the giant squid south of Japan.

Researchers from The University of Queensland played a key role in filming the first video images of a live giant squid in its natural habitat, in lightless water up to a kilometre under the ocean.

6 February 2013

Staff at UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) could be forgiven for thinking that Casey Linton was an accomplished honours student having seen her working attentively in the labs over summer and occasionally being mentioned in their monthly...

21 February 2010

Australian researchers have made two important advances in the development of unmanned aircraft capable of seeing for themselves as they fly fast and low over dangerous terrain.

30 September 2009