http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org provides the latest news from University of Queensland (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. http://phys.org/news288254047.html Other Sciences Mon, 20 May 2013 08:00:02 EST news288254047 (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 unless water quality improves or human populations retreat from coastlines, seagrass will continue to decline, dropping by as much as 17 per cent by 2100. http://phys.org/news287823716.html Space & Earth Wed, 15 May 2013 08:02:11 EST news287823716 (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. http://phys.org/news286786729.html Space & Earth Fri, 03 May 2013 08:10:01 EST news286786729 (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 Australia Zoo have used satellite tagging to accurately record the location of male and female adult crocodiles during the breeding and nesting season. http://phys.org/news286696954.html Biology Thu, 02 May 2013 07:20:03 EST news286696954 (Phys.org) —Researchers at The University of Queensland have discovered that, like humans, flies sleep in stages of different intensities. http://phys.org/news285580457.html Biology Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:56:08 EST news285580457 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). http://phys.org/news285580408.html Other Sciences Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:53:34 EST news285580408 (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. http://phys.org/news285490022.html Biology Thu, 18 Apr 2013 07:47:12 EST news285490022 Black passengers face clear discrimination on Brisbane buses, a study from The University of Queensland School of Economics has shown. http://phys.org/news282982164.html Other Sciences Wed, 20 Mar 2013 07:09:31 EST news282982164 (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 scientists. http://phys.org/news281609572.html Space & Earth Mon, 04 Mar 2013 08:53:52 EST news281609572 (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. http://phys.org/news281183337.html Biology Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:00:01 EST news281183337 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. http://phys.org/news279365290.html Biology Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:40:01 EST news279365290 (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. http://phys.org/news279179155.html Physics Mon, 04 Feb 2013 05:46:04 EST news279179155 (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. http://phys.org/news278665867.html Biology Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:12:15 EST news278665867 (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. http://phys.org/news278151414.html Biology Wed, 23 Jan 2013 08:17:08 EST news278151414 (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 ecologists warned today. http://phys.org/news277366775.html Space & Earth Mon, 14 Jan 2013 06:40:04 EST news277366775