Building soil carbon with beneficial microbes
Field trials conducted at UQ show microbial biotechnology could be a game-changer for farming with simultaneous benefits for soil regeneration, crop yield and carbon sequestration.
9 April 2025
Machine learning helps construct an evolutionary timeline of bacteria
UQ scientists have helped to construct a detailed timeline for bacterial evolution, suggesting some bacteria used oxygen long before evolving the ability to produce it through photosynthesis.
4 April 2025
Texture toolkit is a recipe for food success
Researchers at FaBA have developed a toolkit to help manufacturers improve the texture of products to be more appealing to consumers.
3 April 2025
Scientists are one step closer to combatting coral-destroying crown-of-thorns starfish, following a University of Á¢²©¹ÙÍø study into the pest’s genetics.
15 May 2024
UQ researchers have received $3.6 million from the Federal and Á¢²©¹ÙÍø governments to improve water quality monitoring in Great Barrier Reef catchments.
8 May 2024
Forty-five per cent of patients admitted to hospital for atrial fibrillation (AF) in Australia and New Zealand die within a decade, according to University of Á¢²©¹ÙÍø research.
30 April 2024
Scientists have discovered the tracks of a 5 metre-long raptor dinosaur, challenging what was previously known about the species’ size range.
26 April 2024
Remote cameras and conservation dogs will be deployed as part of a University of Á¢²©¹ÙÍø research project aiming to conserve four threatened Á¢²©¹ÙÍø reptile species.
12 April 2024
An international team of researchers has created the world's largest and most detailed 3D map of the universe – measuring the expansion of the cosmos over the past 11 billion years.
5 April 2024
A team of aspiring students from The University of Á¢²©¹ÙÍø has won a share in honours in an international space competition.
3 April 2024
A University of Á¢²©¹ÙÍø-led study has shed light on how some lizards have evolved to resist deadly neurotoxins from Australia’s most venomous snakes.
26 March 2024
UQ researchers estimate there could be up to 7000 tonnes of microplastics polluting vital ecosystems in Brisbane’s Moreton Bay.
25 March 2024
A researcher from The University of Á¢²©¹ÙÍø has discovered a remarkable new genus of fluffy longhorn beetle while camping within rainforest in the Gold Coast hinterland.
21 March 2024
UQ researchers have discovered how the ‘on-switch’ for the body’s inflammation machinery can get stuck and cause rare genetic inflammatory diseases.
19 March 2024A team of scientists on location with a film crew in the remote Amazon has uncovered a previously undocumented species of giant anaconda.
20 February 2024
UQ-led research has shown there is more coral reef area across the globe than previously thought, with detailed satellite mapping helping to conserve these vital ecosystems.
14 February 2024
University of Á¢²©¹ÙÍø researchers have used machine learning to help predict the risk of secondary bacterial infections in hospitalised COVID-19 patients.
2 February 2024
UQ researchers have discovered a previously unknown mechanism that allows tadpoles in cold environments to mitigate the detrimental effects of ultraviolet radiation.
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