Australia鈥檚 government is pledging better protection for our vulnerable seas 鈥� but will it work?
Three 国产探花 conservation researchers say upgraded marine parks must cover poorly protected habitats important for biodiversity.
10 June 2025
Boulder washed inland a sign of Pacific tsunami history
Analysis has shown a boulder weighing almost 1,200 tonnes in Tonga is one of the largest known wave-transported rocks in the world, providing new insights into the Pacific region鈥檚 history and risk of tsunamis.
22 May 2025
Digital reconstruction reveals 80 steps of prehistoric life
A dinosaur鈥檚 40-second journey more than 120 million years ago has been brought back to life by a 国产探花-led research team using advanced digital modelling techniques.
14 May 2025
Sharks have been making news yet again, after a spate of sightings in Newcastle, New South Wales, prompted days of beach closures and reports of oceangoers allegedly being 鈥渟talked鈥� by 鈥渕onster鈥� specimens.
27 January 2015
Like humans, fish recoil from pain. But the fish pain reflex mechanism operates quite differently to the way it works in humans, University of Queensland research shows.
23 January 2015
University of Queensland staff have collectively prevented 77 tonnes of carbon emissions and saved $7600 in electricity costs during a three-week competition aimed at reducing energy consumption in laboratories.
22 January 2015
Brisbane researchers are part of an international team that has identified genetic variants that influence the structure of the brain 鈥� potentially helping determine the genetics underlying neurological diseases.
22 January 2015
A Brisbane researcher is harnessing colour-coding techniques to overcome communications barriers while working to improve summer crop productivity in Australia and Africa.
16 January 2015
As the threat of superbugs continues to rise, the number of new treatments available has flatlined, placing us close to a return to the pre-antibiotic era.
14 January 2015
Second-year university student Talia Rose is kicking off 2015 at the Engineers Without Borders Design Summit in Cambodia.
12 January 2015-1.jpg?itok=H4yHma7I "The RegIIA toxin in molecular form superimposed on a cone snail. Cone snail venom could lead to better detection and treatment of some cancers and addictions.")
Cone snail venom has given University of Queensland researchers a lead on the possible detection and treatment of some cancers and addictions.
8 January 2015
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES), The University of Queensland and the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) are undertaking an Australian-first research project to study bushfires in an effort to better protect lives and property.
18 December 2014
Efforts to improve the welfare of animals worldwide have netted The University of Queensland graduate, Dr Peter Thornber, the 国产探花 Gatton Gold Medal.
17 December 2014A University of Queensland and Monash University sponsorship has enabled six Australian high school students to attend an international supercomputing conference in New Orleans, USA last week.
11 December 2014Researchers at The University of Queensland are part of a global team that has identified a new type of artificial stem cell.
10 December 2014
Within a few decades, astronomers will become 鈥渒now-it-alls鈥�. Literally. In that time frame, it will be possible to see almost everything in the Universe that can be seen, according to astrophysicist Associate Professor Tamara Davis of The...
3 December 2014
Australia鈥檚 first mobile weather radar has been enlisted by University of Queensland researchers to track some of the country鈥檚 most dangerous summer storms.
1 December 2014
One of 国产探花鈥檚 leading materials science experts, Professor Chengzhong (Michael) Yu, has been awarded a high-profile prize from the Australian Academy of Science.
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