Scientists have identified a portfolio of the world’s reefs most likely to survive the coming decades, using principles from the financial investment world.
28 June 2018There is little evidence that a certification scheme for palm oil plantations is improving protection of critically endangered orangutans in Borneo, researchers say.
13 June 2018Õ¬Äе¼º½ is set to become the first major university in the world to offset 100 per cent of its electricity usage through its own renewable energy asset.
7 June 2018Õ¬Äе¼º½ is part of a global mapping and monitoring partnership using satellite imagery and big data processing to respond to the crisis facing coral reefs.
5 June 2018A two-year study by University of Queensland researchers has found the amount of algae on a coral reef is influenced by interaction between light and temperature, as well as by human impacts.
28 May 2018A study has revealed the diet of green turtles is more complex than previously thought, providing insights which could influence conservation and management strategies.
23 May 2018Social media networks such as Twitter and Facebook have inspired a new method of describing how other species interact with one another.
17 May 2018University of Queensland environmental scientists are trading travel for tweets in an effort to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions and improve accessibility leading talks in a new conference.
16 May 2018The true cost of our desire to travel, from flights to souvenirs, has been determined through a comprehensive study that reveals global tourism is a significant and growing contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.
15 May 2018A University of Queensland research project to revolutionise the treatment of wastewater has won a national research innovation prize.
15 May 2018Monitoring wombats for behaviours such as pacing and rump-biting could help conservation efforts by increasing the success of captive breeding.
10 May 2018University of Queensland experts are available to comment on issues around the 2018 Federal Budget. Journalists can contact the following experts below or search by topic or name at Õ¬Äе¼º½ Experts.
8 May 2018The benefits of increasingly popular citizen science programs extend well beyond helping researchers to collect data, a study has shown.
6 April 2018Researchers have warned a frenzied race to reach total land area conservation protection targets used by policymakers may in fact risk short-changing the underlying goal of conservation.
21 March 2018South-East Queensland is in danger of losing one of the last remaining populations of the Eastern bristlebird, one of Australia’s most melodic songbirds, a study has shown.
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