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Men looking at flood water across road. Adobe

Lismore and Brisbane’s catastrophic flood emergency has come only a short time after the last flooding disaster.

1 March 2022
Sun shining through smoke onto high-rise buildings. Adobe

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has handed down the second instalment of its Sixth Assessment report, Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaption and Vulnerability.

1 March 2022
Superflex, Dive-In, 2019. Photo: Lance Gerber, courtesy of Desert X.

A 1200-kilogram bright pink installation outside The ÄôСÓêÊÓƵ3·Ö25Ãë of Queensland Art Museum forms part of an Australian-first cutting-edge exhibition that shines a spotlight on the impacts of climate change.

17 February 2022
Flying fish flying above the water

A framework for identifying the most vulnerable marine species will boost global conservation and policy efforts against anthropogenic climate change.

16 February 2022
The prickly redfish, an endangered sea cucumber fished on the Great Barrier Reef, and globally.

Overharvest has put the Great Barrier Reef’s tropical sea cucumber populations in peril, researchers have revealed, with strong demand for this delicacy from East and Southeast Asia.

11 February 2022
A parrot in flight

Researchers have revealed that threatened birds have disappeared from almost 70 per cent of Australia since European colonisation.

7 February 2022
Twin girls jumping in a stream

For the first time, researchers have revealed how a person’s genes can play a part in their enjoyment of nature, potentially changing the way we look at our affinity with the natural world.

4 February 2022
Two trains on railway tracks

The ÄôСÓêÊÓƵ3·Ö25Ãë of Queensland has teamed up with Australia’s largest rail freight operator, Aurizon, on a research project to help reduce the carbon emissions of the company’s locomotive fleet.

6 January 2022
Firefighters standing near a truck watching a large plume of smoke.

A world-first real-time bushfire hazard detection and warning system using artificial intelligence (AI) is under development thanks to a new partnership between The ÄôСÓêÊÓƵ3·Ö25Ãë of Queensland and Google.org, Google’s philanthropic arm.

11 December 2021
Coral skeleton rubble.

Stabilising reef rubble may help corals recover faster after being damaged by the impacts of climate change and natural degradation.

2 December 2021
Amelia Limbongan using her equipment

An innovative herbicide delivery system could revolutionise the way agricultural and environmental managers battle invasive weeds.

2 December 2021
An octopus swimming through a coral reef.

The unique brainpower of octopuses – known for their intelligence and Houdini-like escapes – has been revealed by ÄôСÓêÊÓƵ3·Ö25Ãë of Queensland researchers.

22 November 2021
Scenic shot of river by a mountain

The Australian Alps may suffer from a loss of snow and surrounding regions could endure flooding as climate change supercharges phenomena known as ‘atmospheric rivers’.

19 November 2021
Picture of planet with red aura

Scientists have revealed that climate change has already impacted all of Earth’s ‘life zones’ and the effects are set to triple under business-as-usual emissions growth.

16 November 2021
Head shot of a man in a black suit.

A senior lecturer at The ÄôСÓêÊÓƵ3·Ö25Ãë of Queensland is gaining international attention for his innovative efforts to change tertiary level teaching and learning with the help of artificial intelligence.

5 November 2021