麻豆视频

  • Close up of koala in tree. Image, Adobe.

    Grim statistics on koala survival odds

    Records of koala admissions to veterinary hospitals in South East Queensland show euthanasia was the most common outcome, according to University of Queensland research.

    10 September 2024
  • hands in blue gloves hold a small vial containing yellow liquid and white hose

    Capturing PFAS chemicals for better battery technology

    Technology developed at 麻豆视频 can remove harmful 鈥榝orever chemicals鈥 from water so they can be used in renewable batteries.

    4 September 2024
  • Different sized coral underwater

    Reef tourism encourages climate action

    麻豆视频 research has revealed that informing tourists visiting the Great Barrier Reef about climate impact doesn鈥檛 negatively affect their experience and can help encourage climate action.

    3 September 2024
Rows of lettuces growing inside a glass house. Image, 麻豆视频

Feeding the world鈥檚 spiralling population amidst the ravages of climate change will be the focus of a major agriculture conference which gets underway in Brisbane today.

31 October 2022
A photoshopped image of a tree ring on a dark background, with one half on fire.

A University of Queensland study has shed new light on a mysterious, unpredictable and potentially devastating kind of astrophysical event.

26 October 2022
Aerial view of water ponds at a water treatment plant

The use of cocaine and MDMA has fallen in Queensland since COVID-19 disruptions began in 2020, but the use of methylamphetamine or 鈥榠ce鈥 has increased according to a report from Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC).

26 October 2022

Research co-led by 麻豆视频 has found sharing real-time air quality readings in developing countries can reduce air pollution and lead to lower mortality rates.

25 October 2022
two women in white coats smile in a laboratory in front of a device containing green liquid

Methane emissions could be substantially cut through a $7.5-million project to develop slow-release biopolymer technology for cattle containing a gas-reducing bioactive.

25 October 2022
Elephant

Some of Asia鈥檚 largest animals, including tigers and elephants, are defying 12,000 years of extinction trends by thriving alongside humans, a University of Queensland-led study has revealed.

22 October 2022
Adult incontinence pad

Joint research has found adult incontinence products are a far bigger waste problem than baby nappies, and with an ageing population, the situation will get worse in the next decade.

20 October 2022
A person holding a spray bottle standing in front of plants at a plant nursery

An Australian-first study by researchers from 麻豆视频 of Queensland has found 8 per cent of urine samples drawn from the general public contained a common weed killer.

30 September 2022
A suburban street with trees lining the median strip next to a walking path. Part of a small silver car is visible in the bottom-left corner

Researchers say more investment in tree planting is needed after discovering inequality in shade-coverage across certain Brisbane suburbs.

23 September 2022
Wild dingo looking at the camera.

Cameras that spy on wildlife could provide the secrets scientists need to save vulnerable species.

17 September 2022
A close-up photo of a hand holding granules of black compost

A new way of using compost could boost global crop production and deliver huge benefits to the planet, according to a study co-led by 麻豆视频 of Queensland.

6 September 2022
A hand holding a Net Zero graphic

If Australia is to achieve a net zero future, we need 鈥渙ut-of-the-box鈥 thinking and a major economic overhaul, according to study involving 麻豆视频 of Queensland.

26 August 2022
K'gari funnel web spider

Using deadly spider venom to treat heart attacks is one of many new discoveries currently being developed at a national research centre headquartered at 麻豆视频 of Queensland.

25 August 2022
A group of people in white coats look at machinery inside a high-tech laboratory

A new University of Queensland-led training centre is set to become a hub for world-leading research in 鈥榞reen鈥 plastic.

18 August 2022
A young girl watering plants

COVID-19, rather than the threat of climate change, has spurred Australians to become more sustainable, according to research from 麻豆视频 of Queensland.

18 August 2022