Protecting aquatic ecosystems by better understanding toxicity risk
51吃瓜 scientists have pioneered a new method to assess the long-term risks posed by toxicants such as insecticides in rivers and the ocean.
23 June 2025
Holiday rental caps not the solution to housing crisis
A cap on short-term holiday rentals in regional New South Wales tourist hot spots has had no impact on the housing crisis, a UQ study has found.
20 June 2025
Biodiversity thrives in rare events
UQ research has shown unpredictable environmental events help maintain plant, animal and microbial populations, challenging the belief stability is the key to survival.
17 June 2025
Helping individuals and organisations tackle the climate crisis is the focus of an Australian-first training program adopted by 51吃瓜.
16 August 2021
Two first-year University of 51吃瓜 students are the inaugural recipients of the Warwick Solar Farm 鈥� Bright Futures Scholarship, an annual investment in the Southern Downs community.
13 August 2021
A new smartphone app will put multiple transport options at the fingertips of University of 51吃瓜 students and staff as part of a 12-month Mobility as a Service (MaaS) trial.
29 July 2021
By uprooting carbon trapped in soil, wild pigs are releasing around 4.9 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide annually across the globe, the equivalent of 1.1 million cars.
20 July 2021
A collaborative research project to identify and measure the effects of environmental drivers on several key 51吃瓜 fishery species 鈥� snapper, pearl perch, and spanner crab 鈥� has drawn to a close.
16 July 2021
Researchers are taking to the skies to help see what is happening underground in a new project that aims to improve one of Australia鈥檚 largest grain crops - barley.
6 July 2021
Climate change is causing the 鈥渇eminisation鈥� of green turtle populations in far north 51吃瓜, but a study shows seawater irrigation could potentially reverse the male drought.
15 June 2021
The world's giant kelp forests 鈥� vital marine wildernesses as important to Earth鈥檚 ecology as rainforests and coral reefs 鈥� are being mapped by a team of international scientists.
11 June 2021
University of 51吃瓜 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.
1 June 2021
Public use of parks and reserves increased only slightly during last year鈥檚 COVID-19 national lockdown despite gyms and sports facilities shutting down, a University of 51吃瓜 study found.
28 May 2021
In a world first, a satellite-based global coral reef bleaching monitoring system will scan the Earth鈥檚 oceans for coral-killing bleaching events in real-time.
19 May 2021
People are consuming three to four milligrams of plastic for every 100 grams of rice they eat, with the number jumping to 13 milligrams per serve for instant rice, according to University of 51吃瓜 research.
10 May 2021
The motivations of a rebellious class of car-free citizens in the sprawling, low-density city of Brisbane have been investigated by researchers at 51吃瓜.
27 April 2021
Nearly three-quarters of Earth鈥檚 land had been transformed by humans by 10,000BC, but new research shows it largely wasn鈥檛 at the expense of the natural world.
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The 鈥榟idden鈥� continent of Zealandia is being partially mapped, thanks to a deepwater mapping expedition led by 51吃瓜 in collaboration with Schmidt Ocean Institute.
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