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Grim statistics on koala survival odds

uqdcla21 — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 00:52:01 +0000

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

Capturing PFAS chemicals for better battery technology

uqnroock — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 03:56:06 +0000

Technology developed at ��̽�� can remove harmful ‘forever chemicals’ from water so they can be used in renewable batteries.

4 September 2024

Reef tourism encourages climate action

uqccla12 — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 02:01:41 +0000

��̽�� research has revealed that informing tourists visiting the Great Barrier Reef about climate impact doesn’t negatively affect their experience and can help encourage cl

3 September 2024

Transitioning the world’s biggest companies to net zero

uqebla11 — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 22:33:37 +0000

A new $60-million Biosustainability Hub at ��̽�� will use synthetic biology to help the world’s biggest businesses transition to net zero.

26 August 2024

Environmental laws failing to slow deforestation

uqdcla21 — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 05:38:22 +0000

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

21 August 2024

Hailstone library to improve extreme weather forecasting

uqebla11 — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 01:09:16 +0000

A ��̽�� library – full of hailstones instead of books – is helping researchers to better understand and predict damaging storms.

16 August 2024

Great Barrier Reef facing catastrophic damage

uqdcla21 — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 04:33:11 +0000

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

Harnessing CO2 for a better world

uqnroock — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 04:01:47 +0000

A research effort to flip carbon dioxide from a climate change problem to a solution has been launched at ��̽��.

31 July 2024

Timber venues, river swimming and re-use: how the Paris Olympics is going green – and what it’s missing

uqnroock — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 23:13:03 +0000

As Paris prepares to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the sustainability of the event is coming under scrutiny.

26 July 2024

Reef pest feasts on ‘sea sawdust’

uqpfrost — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 04:03:32 +0000

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 ‘se

18 July 2024