Queensland the home of Quantum
Growing Australia鈥檚 quantum ecosystem will be the focus when hundreds of delegates from government, industry and research converge in Brisbane next year.
19 November 2024
宅男导航 researchers reveal the long, silent history of sports concussion
宅男导航 researchers have uncovered the hidden history of concussion in sport, finding the brain-trauma crisis has a long and complex past.
5 November 2024
Using weather radar to track Australia鈥檚 migrating birds
For the first time, scientists have used data from weather radar not to track storms, but to count birds as they travel across Australian skies.
28 October 2024
A deadly koala virus that can cause immune depletion and cancer, known as koala retrovirus, is being transferred to joeys from their mothers, according to University of Queensland scientists.
7 September 2021
Scientists have discovered that the humble blue-tongue lizard is largely resistant to the venom of the deadly red-bellied black snake, while giant carnivorous monitor lizards which feed on Australia鈥檚 most venomous snakes are not.
7 September 2021
University of Queensland researchers are among finalists in the 2021 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes. Projects in Science, Business and Humanities have been nominated for the event which is known as the 鈥極scars鈥� of Australian science.
2 September 2021
The first comprehensive list of the threats to Australia鈥檚 most endangered plants and animals reveals blunt news about the future for some of the country鈥檚 favourite species.
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The mystery of what creates the rare, healthy sugar found in stingless bee honey, has been solved by researchers at 宅男导航, in collaboration with Queensland Health Forensic and Scientific Services.
25 August 2021
Athletes are helping a University of Queensland neuroscientist tackle the problem of concussion in sport head-on with the aim of developing a quick and cheap test measuring brain recovery.
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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 2021The Australian Research Council (ARC) has awarded seven Future Fellowships to University of Queensland researchers.
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Australia鈥檚 largest flying reptile has been uncovered, a pterosaur with an estimated seven-metre wingspan that soared like a dragon above the ancient, vast inland sea once covering much of outback Queensland.
10 August 2021
While it may irk some people to hear that the beer snobs are right, research has found that craft beer is scientifically unique when compared to mass-produced brews.
6 August 2021
University of Queensland researchers are refuting claims that COVID-19 can enter a person鈥檚 DNA.
30 July 2021
Indigenous communities can now assess the quality and sweetness of their wild-harvested native bush fruits in the field, rather than sending samples off to food science laboratories.
22 July 2021
By uprooting carbon trapped in soil, wild pigs are releasing around 4.9 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide annually across the globe, the equivalent of 1.1 million cars.
20 July 2021
University of Queensland vets are diagnosing the deadly Hendra virus in horses faster than ever, developing a diagnostic point-of-care kit that can detect the pathogen in under an hour, rather than days.
20 July 2021
A potentially life-saving treatment for heart attack victims has been discovered from a very unlikely source 鈥� the venom of one of the world鈥檚 deadliest spiders.
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