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A South East Queensland koala, part of a population that has developed the unique genomic immunity.

Koalas from a population north of the Brisbane River have evolved a unique genomic immunity to the killer retrovirus threatening their species.

13 March 2025
a black and white image of marks on a rock

A Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ researcher has confirmed a boulder at a regional school contains one of the highest concentrations of dinosaur footprints per square metre ever documented in Australia.

12 March 2025
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ researchers Associate Professor Joe Gattas (left) and PHD student Mahmoud Abu-Saleem with one of their timber-cardboard web-core sandwich (TCWS).

Temporary housing for people displaced by natural disasters could become cheaper, lighter and more sustainable with innovative new timber-cardboard construction panels developed by Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ researchers.

19 February 2025
sunset over a skyline

Mortality rates during heatwaves have been put in the spotlight with research from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ showing a 20 per cent increase in heatwave-related deaths due to human-induced climate change.

18 February 2025
a man in a blue shirt with Customs Inspector on it looks at a red shipping container

When it comes to trade in seafood, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ researchers say Australia's border is like a net full of holes.

18 February 2025
Rainforest at Cania Gorge in Queensland's North Burnett region.

A Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ team has completed one of the most comprehensive surveys of Australia’s subtropical rainforests to document how climate dictates what species thrive in different locations.

17 February 2025
a crocodile moves away on a sandy bank

Crocodiles in northern Australia are heating up as the climate warms, with higher body temperatures changing their behaviour.

13 February 2025
An erupting volcano at night.

Research on Australian volcanoes shows how tiny crystals formed inside volcanoes offer clues about the formation of rare earth deposits and how we can find more of them.

11 February 2025
A black and white photo of a syringe being injected into an egg from a uterus.

A Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­-led team has successfully produced the first kangaroo embryos through in vitro fertilisation (IVF), a crucial jump towards saving other marsupial species from extinction.

6 February 2025
People in New Farm Park in the late afternoon sun with the Brisbane urban skyline in the background.

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ researchers are shining a light on the link between greenspace exposure and better health in the hope of influencing future urban greening policies.

23 January 2025
a spotty lizard with a wide mouth is licking its lips

The full cost of recovering all of Australia’s threatened animals and plants has been calculated for the first time.

7 January 2025
A cheetah in front of a racetrack

Researchers have taken a giant step towards solving the mystery of why intermediately sized animals are the fastest.

19 December 2024
brown dots rise from a group of coral against a black background

A new study reveals corals must be within only a few metres of each other to successfully reproduce, leaving them vulnerable in a warming world.

17 December 2024
people in a line going up stairs to a plane door with the sun setting in the background

A Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­-led study shows greenhouse gas emissions from tourism have been growing more than 2 times faster than those from the rest of the global economy.

11 December 2024