‘Rule breaking’ plants may be climate change survivors

Plants that break some of the ‘rules’ of ecology by adapting in unconventional ways may have a higher chance of surviving climate change, according to University of Queen
10 February 2020

Helping prevent eco-interventions from backfiring

Drastic ecosystem interventions like eradicating an unwanted species can sometimes backfire, but new University of Queensland-led modelling may help to avoid these ecolog
29 January 2020

Squid brains approach those of dogs

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

Unhealthy and unhappy – the mental toll of troubled relationships

Some forms of domestic violence double victims’ risk of depression and anxiety disorders later in life, according to University of Queensland research.
28 January 2020

Large marine parks can save sharks from overfishing threat

‘No-take’ marine reserves - where fishing is banned - can reverse the decline in the world’s coral reef shark populations caused by overfishing, according to an Australia
24 January 2020

Race to develop coronavirus vaccine

The University of Queensland has been asked to develop a vaccine for the recent coronavirus outbreak at unprecedented speed, using new technology.
24 January 2020

UQ expert in visual neuroscience has international award in his sights

Pioneering discoveries about the ‘extraordinarily strange’ visual systems of shrimps - that could improve early detection of cancer - have been recognised with an interna
23 January 2020

American dreams come true for Fulbright scholars

University of Queensland scientists are heading ‘stateside’ with the support of 2020 Fulbright scholarships.
21 January 2020

Researchers describe evolution of walking sharks

Four new species of tropical sharks that use their fins to walk are causing a stir in waters off northern Australia and New Guinea.
21 January 2020

Six million hectares of threatened species habitat up in smoke

More than one billion mammals, birds, and reptiles across eastern Australia are estimated to have been affected by the current fire catastrophe.
20 January 2020

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