Declining coral reef health is threatening the food security and livelihoods of millions of people living in the coastal tropics, according to a study by University of Queensland researchers.
23 April 2014Queensland's three Brisbane-based universities - QUT, ¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ (¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ), and Griffith University - will host a Global Business Challenge set to become a cornerstone event in the G20 program.
22 April 2014The smart design of roadway and tree cover patterns in new urban areas is critical to maintain koala genetic diversity and improve survival prospects for the species, a study has found.
18 March 2014University of Queensland coral reef researchers will visit the Philippines this week to assess the state of coral reefs over larger scales and in more precise detail than ever before.
18 March 2014¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ’s Gatton campus has 2000 more trees thanks to the efforts of more than 70 volunteer planters.
10 March 2014Environmental scientists have developed a new, low-cost way to save rare animals and plants from poachers and plunderers – using maths.
26 February 2014¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ has performed strongly in a global league table of subjects released today (26 February).
26 February 2014Scientists from ¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ have discovered a microbe that is set to play a significant role in future global warming.
19 February 2014Volunteer divers from ¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ’s Underwater Club have began their descent on the North Stradbroke Island Point Lookout dive sites, to measure changes in plant and animal life over the past 13 years.
13 February 2014University of Queensland scientists helping to drought-proof barley – an ancient and important ingredient in beer.
6 February 2014A free online course on tropical coastal ecosystems is now open to anyone with internet access and high school science knowledge.
24 January 2014A key piece of Australian environmental legislation may not adequately protect vulnerable marine ecosystems, a University of Queensland study has concluded.
24 January 2014Researchers at ¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ have discovered how a species of squid perceives distance, providing an evolutionary solution to a problem divers regularly encounter in featureless waters.
21 January 2014¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ’s Moreton Bay Research Station provided sanctuary for 100 Queensland Fire and Emergency Service staff during North Stradbroke Island bushfires this month.
17 January 2014Green turtle populations have expanded so much in Indonesia’s east coast islands’ marine protected areas (MPAs) that they are adopting new feeding habits, which are degrading the ecosystem and threatening their own conservation.
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