Coral larvae travelling further makes populations stronger
Understanding how far Great Barrier Reef corals are from their parents could be key to identifying and protecting at risk populations, UQ research has found.
3 July 2025
Almost nothing known about endangered Queensland seahorse
UQ researchers have begun the state’s first study of White’s Seahorses to save them from extinction.
26 June 2025
Protecting aquatic ecosystems by better understanding toxicity risk
Queensland scientists have pioneered a new method to assess the long-term risks posed by toxicants such as insecticides in rivers and the ocean.
23 June 2025
In a ground-breaking study, tiny sound recorders will be set up near the nests of south-eastern red-tailed black-cockatoos to monitor the nesting habits of the endangered species.
7 September 2017
UQ researchers are undertaking research on the potential effects of cat eradication on an island.
7 September 2017
Over the past 60 years, Australia has lost more than 90 per cent of a type of forest that once covered 130,000 square kilometres, and could be losing plants with important medicinal uses.
6 September 2017
Global US food and animal safety company Neogen Corporation is establishing an animal genomics facility at The University of Queensland Gatton campus in a move that will reinforce UQ’s capacity to support the livestock industry and animal breeders.
1 September 2017
Why is a banana leaf a million times bigger than a common heather leaf? And why are leaves generally much larger in tropical jungles than in temperate forests and deserts?
1 September 2017 Anne Winters.jpg?itok=yw5452Gv "Goniobranchus_splendidus: fish use the yellow rim to identify the danger. Photo: Anne Winters")
Predator animals have long been known to avoid devouring brightly coloured and patterned prey, and now an international study has revealed more about how they recognise toxic species.
23 August 2017
A new international study has measured the effect of loud sounds on migrating humpback whales as concern grows as oceans become noisier.
17 August 2017
Grain research technology that will help combat food shortages stemming from climate change and a burgeoning world population have helped a young researcher claim the title of Advance Queensland Young Tall Poppy Scientist of the Year.
14 August 2017
A young adult wedge-tailed eagle shot out of the sky near Gympie last month is recuperating after surgery at the UQ VETS Small Animal Hospital at Gatton.
7 August 2017
University of Queensland researchers have developed new knowledge on how animals see and use colour, and how their colour vision has evolved.
4 August 2017
A new Netflix documentary, Chasing Coral, is about to hit the world’s small screens.
14 July 2017
The Federal Government is backing a wave of investment in tidal electricity generation as experts tip that marine power will be the next big thing in renewable energy.
13 July 2017
University of Queensland staff, students and alumni are among 30 women selected as Science & Technology Australia’s first Superstars of STEM.
4 July 2017
Indonesian journalists have visited The University of Queensland to hear about a successful cattle fattening project in their nation’s east which is bringing significant economic benefits for smallholder cattle farmers.
17 May 2017
Climate change around Antarctica can severely affect Australia’s rainfall and even influence the distribution of wet and dry zones across southeast Asia, an international study has revealed.
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