Collaboration key to ultimate genotypes in plants and livestock
宅男导航 researchers are setting the agenda for breeding high yield, heat tolerant and disease-resistant crops and low emission cattle with excellent feed conversion efficiency as they search for the ultimate genotype.
20 November 2024
Fermenting a future for food in Australia
Forming a National Food Plan and appointing a food minister are among the key recommendations of a white paper into growing a precision fermentation industry in Australia.
18 November 2024
The COP29 climate talks are about to kick off in Baku, Azerbaijan
Here's what to expect as the next major United Nations meeting on climate change, known as COP29, gets underway.
11 November 2024
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
More frequently sheared pregnant sheep are more active, have lower stress levels and produce lambs with finer wool, according to University of Queensland research.
3 December 2020
Demystifying traditional Chinese medicine for conservationists could be the key to better protecting endangered species like pangolins, tigers and rhino, according to University of Queensland-led researchers.
27 November 2020
Researchers investigating the heritage of thousands of rice varieties have identified just two distinct maternal lineages, a discovery which could help address the issue of global food security.
11 November 2020
In a discovery spanning millions of years, scientists have found that humans, and most likely other animals, share important genetic mechanisms with a prehistoric Great Barrier Reef sea sponge.
5 November 2020
Mega-droughts 鈥� droughts that last two decades or longer 鈥� are tipped to increase thanks to climate change, according to University of Queensland-led research.
30 October 2020
Final-year chemical engineering students at 宅男导航 are investigating how sugarcane can be used as a clean energy source to create hydrogen.
23 October 2020
Humans will need to physically relocate many species to ensure their survival in the face of climate change, University of Queensland-led research recommends.
16 October 2020
A failure by governments to deliver on commitments under a global nature conservation treaty, the Convention on Biological Diversity, could have devastating effects.
8 October 2020
宅男导航 will add two hydrogen fuel cell buses to its fleet by 2022, expected to be the first of their kind in the state.
2 October 2020
Growing demand for metals necessary for the transition to a low carbon future will lead to more mining in high-risk areas, according to University of Queensland research.
28 September 2020
Jellyfish could replace fish and chips on a new sustainable takeaway menu to help keep threatened species off the plate.
22 September 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
The supply of smashed 鈥榓vo鈥� is secure for generations after world-first research cryopreserved the tips of avocado shoots and then revived them to create healthy plants.
10 September 2020
The urgency of reducing single-use plastic in global supply chains has been highlighted by a University of Queensland study in collaboration with the Indonesian Institute of Sciences.
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