Instead of slowing down, New Zealanders appear to increase their pre-drinking after the age of 30, a University of Queensland study has found.
13 May 2019A hormone produced by stressed plants could combat damage caused by salty soils, considerably increasing plant growth.
13 May 2019Bee venom that can be used for cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and research into dementia, HIV and arthritis can now be easily and profitably harvested thanks to a University of Queensland student’s invention.
10 May 2019Fish living up to 1500 metres below the surface have developed surprisingly diverse vision that could help them determine predator from prey in the dimly-lit depths of their fish-eats-fish world.
10 May 2019A new national program to transform food waste into valuable products is being led by a University of Queensland researcher.
9 May 2019Stark cultural differences in attitudes to public transport have been revealed by an international study featuring a University of Queensland academic.
8 May 2019Adolescents who self-harm experience heightened sensations across their skin and misjudge bodily cues such as hunger and headaches, University of Queensland-led research has found.
8 May 2019Research into an intricate toxin delivery system found in bacteria could overcome the problem of pesticide resistance in insects, and might even lead to new cancer treatments.
7 May 2019A world-wide competition will pit human against machine in a virtual high-tech car chase this weekend.
3 May 2019A large genetic study revealing new insights about how genes influence birth weight could eventually help ensure babies are born at a healthy weight.
2 May 2019Two rescued koalas treated for a life-threatening disease will be released back into the wild by Queensland researchers as part of a project to help protect the threatened species and improve genetic diversity.
2 May 2019University of Queensland researchers are investigating the use of maggots, locusts and other alternative proteins in a range of specialty foods.
1 May 2019Climate change could affect occurrences of diseases like bird-flu and Ebola, with environmental factors playing a larger role than previously understood in animal-to-human disease transfer.
1 May 2019How we get around our cities and towns could be revolutionised through to a new partnership between The University of Queensland and industry.
30 April 2019Maintaining existing conservation areas might be a more cost-effective investment than expansion, according to new UQ-led research.
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