Aussie avocado technology to hit Latin America
A tissue-culture propagation technology developed at Â鶹ÊÓƵ to grow hundreds of plants from a single cutting is set to bolster avocado production across Latin America.
9 October 2024
Unique building to grow precision plant research at Â鶹ÊÓƵ
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’s disaster migration future
A multi-disciplinary Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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
For the first time Â鶹ÊÓƵ scientists have been able to make a prediction about the severity of upcoming tick seasons to help vet surgeries and pet owners prepare.
26 September 2024
Technology and improved plant science are the keys to indoor farming contributing to global food needs, according to Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Professor of Protected Cropping.
25 September 2024
Records of koala admissions to veterinary hospitals in South East Queensland show euthanasia was the most common outcome, according to University of Queensland research.
10 September 2024
Technology developed at Â鶹ÊÓƵ can remove harmful ‘forever chemicals’ from water so they can be used in renewable batteries.
4 September 2024
Â鶹ÊÓƵ research has revealed that informing tourists visiting the Great Barrier Reef about climate impact doesn’t negatively affect their experience and can help encourage climate action.
3 September 2024
A new $60-million Biosustainability Hub at Â鶹ÊÓƵ will use synthetic biology to help the world’s biggest businesses transition to net zero.
26 August 2024
Australia’s environmental laws are failing to stop high rates of tree clearing to make way for agriculture, development and mining, according to University of Queensland research.
21 August 2024
A Â鶹ÊÓƵ library – full of hailstones instead of books – is helping researchers to better understand and predict damaging storms.
16 August 2024
Leading scientists have found that sea surface temperatures on the Great Barrier Reef have reached a 400-year critical level, with human-induced climate change to blame.
8 August 2024
A research effort to flip carbon dioxide from a climate change problem to a solution has been launched at Â鶹ÊÓƵ.
31 July 2024
As Paris prepares to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the sustainability of the event is coming under scrutiny.
26 July 2024
Researchers have uncovered an under the sea phenomenon where coral-destroying crown-of-thorns starfish larvae have been feasting on blue-green algae bacteria known as ‘sea sawdust’.
18 July 2024
Â鶹ÊÓƵ-led research has found migrating humpback whales off Australia’s east coast became less stressed over the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
5 July 2024A unique method of monitoring river health has uncovered an army of tiny organisms fighting to protect the Brisbane River.
28 June 2024
Â鶹ÊÓƵ researchers have outlined 5 key steps needed to speed up Australia’s transition to electric vehicles.
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