(Phys.org) —A 20 million-year-old fossil skull identified as a 'pocket-sized' ancestor of the bandicoot will give insights into the future of Australia's modern endangered animals.

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

21 hours ago 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

(Phys.org) —Seagrass along Moreton Bay will drastically decline as sea levels rise, a University of Queensland study has found. The study, published in international journal Global Change Biology this week, reveals that u ...

Space & Earth - Environment

May 15, 2013 5 / 5 (3) 0

(Phys.org) —The Earth's atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) is about to rise to 400 parts per million (ppm) for the first time in five million years, a scientist at The University of Queensland warned today.

Space & Earth - Environment

May 03, 2013 4.7 / 5 (18) 66

(Phys.org) —University of Queensland ecologists have released research that will result in better crocodiles management and intervention. Dr Hamish Campbell, from UQ's School of Biological Sciences, and colleagues from ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

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(Phys.org) —Researchers at The University of Queensland have discovered that, like humans, flies sleep in stages of different intensities.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Apr 19, 2013 not rated yet 0

The Isisford bulldog fish, which surfaced from a 100 million year slumber eight years ago, will make its public debut at the Outer Barcoo Interpretation Centre in Isisford tomorrow (Saturday 20 April).

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

Apr 19, 2013 5 / 5 (3) 0

(Phys.org) —University of Queensland researchers have found that sexiness doesn't have to be a burden, at least not if you're a male threadfin rainbowfish.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Apr 18, 2013 3 / 5 (1) 5 |

Black passengers face clear discrimination on Brisbane buses, a study from The University of Queensland School of Economics has shown.

Other Sciences - Social Sciences

Mar 20, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) —The effect that global warming will have on plants is now better understood thanks to advanced modelling provided by The University of Queensland's (UQ) Professor Graeme Hammer, one of Australia's leading crop ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Mar 04, 2013 2.9 / 5 (10) 7 |

(Phys.org)—Australian researchers are harnessing a world-first scientific discovery to develop a stress-test for coral, to measure how coral reefs are being impacted by pressures from climate change and human activity.

Biology - Ecology

Feb 27, 2013 not rated yet 0

Researchers from The University of Queensland played a key role in filming the first video images of a live giant squid in its natural habitat, in lightless water up to a kilometre under the ocean. ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Feb 06, 2013 5 / 5 (5) 1

(Phys.org)—A team of Australian scientists has developed a powerful microscope using the laws of quantum mechanics to probe the inner workings of living cells.

Physics - Optics & Photonics

Feb 04, 2013 3.7 / 5 (11) 4 |

(Phys.org)—A group of leading conservation scientists from The University of Queensland (UQ) and James Cook University (JCU) has exposed the private life of a small, endangered kangaroo.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jan 29, 2013 3.8 / 5 (4) 1

(Phys.org)—Studying social relationships among female giraffes may provide essential information for the management and conservation of the species, a study by The University of Queensland (UQ) has found.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jan 23, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 2 |

(Phys.org)—As sea levels climb, Australia's coastal wetlands will be increasingly trapped between urban development on land and the rising ocean, imperilling the survival of their unique plants, birds and fish, leading ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Jan 14, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0