A University of Queensland-led study has found humpback whales can learn incredibly complex songs from whales from other regions.
Plants & Animals
Jul 1, 2022
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The much-loved red panda is renowned for its tree-climbing ability and adorable nature, but new research shows the endangered mammal is being driven closer to extinction.
Plants & Animals
Jun 6, 2022
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407
Studying ancient ocean floors could help discover minerals needed to produce electric cars and solar panels.
Earth Sciences
Jun 3, 2022
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A group of Australian scientists has for the first time unraveled the history of climate change upheaval on the Great Barrier Reef over the past eight millennia.
Ecology
May 30, 2022
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An AIDS-like virus plaguing Australia's koala population is leaving them more vulnerable to chlamydia and other threatening health conditions, University of Queensland research has found.
Plants & Animals
May 25, 2022
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An environmentally friendly spray that targets and kills one of cotton's (and the world's) most damaging agricultural pests—silverleaf whitefly—has been created by scientists at The University of Queensland.
Biotechnology
May 17, 2022
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A three-dimensional approach to marine conservation could help expand protected ocean areas by up to 30% this decade, according to international researchers.
Environment
Apr 5, 2022
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A piece of "junk DNA" could be the key to extinguishing fear-related memories for people struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and phobia, according to a study from The University of Queensland.
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 22, 2022
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167
Australian bull ants have evolved a venom molecule perfectly tuned to target one of their predators—the echidna—that also could have implications for people with long-term pain, University of Queensland researchers say.
Evolution
Mar 3, 2022
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16
Eddies in an exotic liquid known as a superfluid merge to form large vortices, analogous to how cyclones form in the turbulent atmosphere.
Soft Matter
Feb 17, 2022
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