Australia’s environmental laws are failing to stop high rates of tree clearing to make way for agriculture, development and mining, according to University of Queensland research.
21 August 2024A Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» library – full of hailstones instead of books – is helping researchers to better understand and predict damaging storms.
16 August 2024Leading scientists have found that sea surface temperatures on the Great Barrier Reef have reached a 400-year critical level, with human-induced climate change to blame.
8 August 2024A research effort to flip carbon dioxide from a climate change problem to a solution has been launched at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³».
31 July 2024As Paris prepares to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the sustainability of the event is coming under scrutiny.
26 July 2024Researchers have uncovered an under the sea phenomenon where coral-destroying crown-of-thorns starfish larvae have been feasting on blue-green algae bacteria known as ‘sea sawdust’.
18 July 2024Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»-led research has found migrating humpback whales off Australia’s east coast became less stressed over the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
5 July 2024A unique method of monitoring river health has uncovered an army of tiny organisms fighting to protect the Brisbane River.
28 June 2024Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» researchers have outlined 5 key steps needed to speed up Australia’s transition to electric vehicles.
30 May 2024Scientists are one step closer to combatting coral-destroying crown-of-thorns starfish, following a University of Queensland study into the pest’s genetics.
15 May 2024Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» researchers have received $3.6 million from the Federal and Queensland governments to improve water quality monitoring in Great Barrier Reef catchments.
8 May 2024Turning kerbside carparks into cycling lanes could improve city accessibility and liveability without affecting business revenue, University of Queensland research has found.
7 May 2024A native bushfood has proven to be a promising natural alternative to synthetic chemicals used to preserve meat, according to University of Queensland research.
24 April 2024Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» researchers have built a generator that absorbs carbon dioxide to make electricity.
18 April 2024Remote cameras and conservation dogs will be deployed as part of a University of Queensland research project aiming to conserve four threatened Queensland reptile species.
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