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Plugging into pain: ant toxin causes electrical sting

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ researchers have uncovered the workings of ant venom by measuring electric currents through individual channels in cells to understand how it causes pain.

17 October 2024
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Do the traits we value in a partner predict who we pursue?

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ research has found the traits people value in a romantic partner can influence their dating choices.

15 October 2024
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People with back pain needed for Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ study

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People with back pain needed for Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ study

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ researchers are seeking participants for a study looking to understand what factors influence day-to-day back pain.

9 August 2024

Securing voices of Country

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Securing voices of Country

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ is moving to protect Australia’s invaluable heritage of Indigenous languages with the development of a centralised digital archive.

8 August 2024

Great Barrier Reef facing catastrophic damage

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Great Barrier Reef facing catastrophic damage

Leading 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 2024

Brewing up a home-grown coffee variety

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Brewing up a home-grown coffee variety

The long-awaited genome sequencing of Arabica coffee could be the solution to producing a high-quality variety of Australian coffee, according to a University of Queensland researcher.

7 August 2024

Calculate your personal long COVID risk

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Calculate your personal long COVID risk

The Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­-led and developed COVID-19 Risk Calculator has been updated to determine a person’s risk of developing long COVID.

1 August 2024

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ research shows positive parenting strategies can reduce child maltreatment

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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ research shows positive parenting strategies can reduce child maltreatment

University of Queensland research shows child maltreatment cases decreased in socially disadvantaged communities that participated in positive parenting programs.

1 August 2024

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ researchers and educators in the running for prestigious Eureka Prizes

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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ researchers and educators in the running for prestigious Eureka Prizes

Three teams of researchers and a science engagement team from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland are finalists in the prestigious 2024 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes, honouring excellence in scientific discovery, invention, communication and innovation.

31 July 2024

Harnessing CO2 for a better world

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Harnessing CO2 for a better world

A research effort to flip carbon dioxide from a climate change problem to a solution has been launched at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­.

31 July 2024

Encore for Avalon Theatre

The revitalised Avalon Theatre

Encore for Avalon Theatre

Drama students are taking the stage at the revitalised Avalon Theatre, more than a century after construction of the original building in St Lucia.

30 July 2024

Personalised cancer vaccines to be produced at new Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ lab

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Personalised cancer vaccines to be produced at new Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ lab

A new facility at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ is set to provide Australian researchers with cancer vaccines tailored to individual patients.

26 July 2024

Timber venues, river swimming and re-use: how the Paris Olympics is going green – and what it’s missing

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Timber venues, river swimming and re-use: how the Paris Olympics is going green – and what it’s missing

As Paris prepares to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the sustainability of the event is coming under scrutiny.

26 July 2024