Stay-at-home restrictions implemented around the world in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have been associated with an average 37 per cent reduction in crime across the globe
Using light-emitting corals, fruit flies and powerful microscopy, Queensland Brain Institute researchers are working to better understand the effects of general anaesthesia on the brain.
A needle-free COVID-19 vaccination could be possible, with University of Queensland scientists successfully protecting mice from the virus by administering a US-developed vaccine candidate with a 鈥榩atch鈥.
South East Queensland鈥檚 eucalypt trees can provide everything from medicines to tools, traps and building materials, according to rediscovered records of regional Indigenous knowledge.
University of Queensland scientists working to unlock the mysteries Australia鈥檚 deadly stonefish have made a discovery which could change how sting victims are treated in the future.
Crushed wine bottles and other recycled glass could replace sand in vital tunnelling supports, cutting construction costs and improving the sustainability of sand mining.
Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences director, Kevin Thomas, speaks to Research News about the environmental stressors that are affecting our existence.