Environment

A food scientist from UQ is working with Indigenous communities to unlock a lucrative industry – using Kakadu plum to extend the storage life of food.

Exploring the power of the soil and nature's littlest helpers, UQ researchers are relying on science – not hype – to help farmers produce high-yielding crops with minimal environmental impact.

Findings from the UQ-Borneo Futures Research Initiative have led to the Bornean Orangutan now being recognised as Critically Endangered on the Red List of Threatened Species.

How an African herbal tea launched a revolutionary line of medicine.

Researchers at UQ’s Centre for Superbug Solutions believe they may have found a new class of antibiotics effective against drug-resistant bacteria – all from being asked to help characterise an acne cream.

If electric vehicles stored energy from the grid that you could sell later for a profit, would you be more likely to want one?

An analysis has found deforestation is severely affecting forest bird species in Colombia, home to the greatest number of bird species in the world.

WATCH: Discover how UQ researchers are contributing to some of the biggest challenges the world faces – the health of our communities, and environments; the quality and quantity of food available; abundant clean energy; and sustainable economies.

In eight years, US environmentalist and social media star Lauren Singer had never sent an item of rubbish to landfill. But last month, in an impassioned post to her 383,000 Instagram followers, she admitted the reality of COVID-19 has changed that.