Can trees control algal blooms?
Griffith University researchers have shown that leaf litter can play an important role in controlling algal blooms.
Environment
Jan 21, 2020
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Are we breathing airborne microplastics? Study finds higher concentrations indoors
People are likely exposed to thousands of airborne microplastics a year indoors, a Griffith-led study has found.
Environment
Jan 10, 2023
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Colorful new gecko species described
A Griffith University student has played a key role in the discovery and description of a new gecko species—the eye-catching yellow-snouted bent-toed gecko from a mountain forest in Papua New Guinea.
Plants & Animals
Sep 18, 2019
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Bark painting mystery gives artist important place in family tree
A fascinating quest to discover the identity of a prolific early-20th-century Indigenous painter has led a Griffith directed research team to the top and bottom of Australia—and to Paris—and has finally given the artist ...
Archaeology
Feb 23, 2023
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DNA sheds light on frogmouth bird's flight to Australia
A Griffith University-led collaboration has used DNA analysis to resolve the evolutionary origins of the distinctive Australian frogmouth species of bird.
Plants & Animals
May 13, 2020
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Toxin family binds to sugar receptors on human cells to cause damage
New Griffith University research has found that sugars decorating human cells allow toxins, produced by disease-causing bacteria, to bind to human cells and cause damage or death.
Cell & Microbiology
May 25, 2020
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Tracking the deep sea paths of tiger sharks
Shark research scientist, Dr Jonathan Werry, has undertaken a four year study tracking the migratory patterns of tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) across the Southwest Pacific.
Plants & Animals
Jan 8, 2014
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Not so crowded house? New findings on global species richness
Planet Earth may contain millions fewer species than previously thought and estimates are converging, according to research led by Griffith University (Queensland, Australia).
Plants & Animals
Jun 1, 2015
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New algae species rewrites understanding of reef systems
A discovery has been made in the heart of the world-renowned Great Barrier Reef and unique reefs systems of the Coral Sea and Lord Howe Island, leading to a greater understanding of how the world heritage-listed landmark ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 6, 2023
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Genetic secrets of the world's toughest little bird
Scientists from Griffith University have taken part in an international study which has revealed the genetic secrets of how a small bird can survive in one of the most hostile environments on earth.
Plants & Animals
Jul 16, 2013
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