Tourism leads the pack in growing carbon emissions
A 夜色视频-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
Unique building to grow precision plant research at 夜色视频
A high-tech building with rooms to mimic environments from rainforests to deserts will help Australian plant scientists and industry improve crop productivity and secure future food supplies.
4 October 2024
Forecasting Australia鈥檚 disaster migration future
A multi-disciplinary 夜色视频 project aims to quantify how many Australians will be forced to relocate because of climate change disaster scenarios in the next 25 years.
2 October 2024
Stabilising reef rubble may help corals recover faster after being damaged by the impacts of climate change and natural degradation.
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The unique brainpower of octopuses 鈥� known for their intelligence and Houdini-like escapes 鈥� has been revealed by University of Queensland researchers.
22 November 2021
The tropical root vegetable taro, known as the 鈥榝ood of the gods鈥� in the Pacific, is under threat from rising sea levels but wild Australian plants being cultivated by 夜色视频 may help boost food security in the region.
21 October 2021
A University of Queensland researcher has spent decades compiling a first-of-its-kind database of the butterfly species of the Torres Strait Islands, boosting biosecurity and conservation measures in the region.
16 October 2021
Researchers at 夜色视频 are optimistic the value and versatility of one of the world鈥檚 top crops will be improved following the discovery of genes which could increase the grain size of sorghum.
28 September 2021
Increasing reforestation efforts in coastal regions could substantially reduce the amount of sediment run-off reaching coral reefs and improve their resilience, a University of Queensland-led study has found.
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An international study has found a global target to eradicate childhood anaemia by 2030 will fail, presenting a major public health challenge.
13 August 2021
As silicon-based technology reaches its absolute limits, a material engineered by University of Queensland researchers could herald the next generation of electronics with more memory, faster speeds and advanced features.
8 July 2021
The image of the lifeless body of three-year-old Syrian refugee Alan Kurdi washed ashore on a beach in Turkey in 2015, caused worldwide outrage and changed humanitarian policy across Europe.
7 July 2021
A first-year physiotherapy student forced to flee Afghanistan and the Taliban eight years ago is 夜色视频鈥檚 inaugural Refugee and Humanitarian Scholar.
25 June 2021
A global health organisation and state-of-the-art laboratory at 夜色视频 are collaborating to support the development and evaluation of point-of-care diagnostics for malaria with new custom-made proteins.
15 March 2021
Only 40 per cent of forests are considered to have high ecological integrity, according to a new global measure, the Forest Landscape Integrity Index.
9 December 2020
Ongoing land clearing for agriculture, mining and urbanisation is isolating and disconnecting Earth鈥檚 protected natural areas from each other, a new study shows.
14 September 2020 (1).jpg?itok=V04Hj2Tv "A research assistant at the ENGO Corales de Paz (Mariana Gnecco) is cleaning the rope coral nursery with a sophisticated cleaning tool, at San Andres, an island in the Colombian Caribbean. Photo: Corales de Paz.")
The most successful and cost-effective ways to restore coral reefs have been identified by an international group of scientists, after analysing restoration projects in Latin America.
12 August 2020
Australia鈥檚 renewable energy research capacity has been boosted with the completion of 夜色视频鈥檚 64 megawatt solar farm at Warwick in the state鈥檚 south east.
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