Biorobotics reveal the secret lives of bugs and bees
Technology that combines infrared lighting, robotics and a retroreflective marker is allowing scientists to follow and film insects as they fly in their natural environment.
5 December 2024
Collaboration key to ultimate genotypes in plants and livestock
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø researchers are setting the agenda for breeding high yield, heat tolerant and disease-resistant crops and low emission cattle with excellent feed conversion efficiency as they search for the ultimate genotype.
20 November 2024
Mitigating heat stress in heifers to prevent stock losses
A three-year pilot project led by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø has shown installing shade structures in largely treeless paddocks could increase calf survival rates.
19 November 2024
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is leading a collaborative project to assist Australian agricultural organisations refine and improve their trade strategies toward China.
24 April 2024
A native bushfood has proven to be a promising natural alternative to synthetic chemicals used to preserve meat, according to University of Queensland research.
24 April 2024
A culturally significant Australian nut dating back to Jurassic times could have a big future thanks to ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø-led research revealing its substantial health benefits.
22 April 2024
Researchers have unravelled the mystery of sugarcane genetics, finding the crop’s genome is three times the size of the human genome and more complex.
28 March 2024
University of Queensland researchers say mRNA vaccine technology could play an important role in boosting livestock production to meet global food demands.
22 March 2024
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø has co-led a project to design a cost effective yet robust pen to expand fish farming into deeper ocean areas to help feed the growing global population.
29 February 2024
Scientists have developed a new method to measure and remove sulfate from water, potentially leading to cleaner waterways and more effective nuclear waste treatments.
15 February 2024
Researchers from ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø have developed a treatment that can both prevent and cure infection caused by an invasive fungal disease devastating native Australian plants.
14 February 2024
Researchers at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø have found meals provided in early education and childcare centres in some low socio-economic communities are not meeting national dietary recommendations.
12 February 2024
A bushfood staple could be the centre of a new Indigenous industry, according to a University of Queensland researcher.
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University of Queensland researchers have found improving timber production efficiencies by just 5% could unlock supply for an extra 8,000 homes to be built in Australia each year.
31 January 2024
A University of Queensland-led study has found humans can tell if chickens are excited or displeased, just by the sound of their clucks. Â
4 January 2024
An ambitious alliance to achieve zero net emissions in Australian agriculture and boost the $70 billion sector has been funded by the Federal Government.
12 December 2023
University of Queensland scientists are leading efforts to explore a water quality trading scheme to improve the state’s waterways.
4 December 2023
Simple on-animal sensors could be a game changer for Australian beef cattle nutrition, according to University of Queensland research.
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