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a view of very green dense foliage and a large tree trunk covered in ferns

New research has revealed less than a quarter of the remaining tropical rainforests around the globe can safeguard thousands of threatened species from extinction.

10 December 2024
A black and white still image from a video showing a bee with a refelective marker on its back approaching a flower.

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
Large piece of white coral in a sea of blue with little fish in the distance.

Coral adaptation to global warming will likely be overwhelmed without rapid reductions in global greenhouse gasses, according to an international team of scientists.

29 November 2024
A black and white cow stands in a sorghum field, looking straight at the camera.

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
A man in a white coat and blue gloves sits in front of a silver cannister

Forming a National Food Plan and appointing a food minister are among the key recommendations of a white paper into growing a precision fermentation industry in Australia.

18 November 2024
A large sign on a green lawn says COP20 Baku Azerbaijan with tall buildings in the background

Here's what to expect as the next major United Nations meeting on climate change, known as COP29, gets underway.

11 November 2024
Two small fluffy birds with bright yellow heads sitting together on a branch

For the first time, scientists have used data from weather radar not to track storms, but to count birds as they travel across Australian skies.

28 October 2024
Dr Chris O'Brien holding an avocado plant in pot.

A tissue-culture propagation technology developed at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø to grow hundreds of plants from a single cutting is set to bolster avocado production across Latin America.

9 October 2024
a large brick building against a blue sky with glasshouses on its roof

A high-tech building with rooms to mimic environments from rainforests to deserts will help Australian plant scientists and industry improve crop productivity and secure future food supplies.

4 October 2024
aerial view of the rooves of houses in brown floodwater

A multi-disciplinary ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø project aims to quantify how many Australians will be forced to relocate because of climate change disaster scenarios in the next 25 years.

2 October 2024
the top of a dark brown cat's head with a tick visible near its ear

For the first time ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø scientists have been able to make a prediction about the severity of upcoming tick seasons to help vet surgeries and pet owners prepare.

26 September 2024
shelves of plants in a room with purple lights

Technology and improved plant science are the keys to indoor farming contributing to global food needs, according to ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s Professor of Protected Cropping.

25 September 2024
Close up of koala in tree. Image, Adobe.

Records of koala admissions to veterinary hospitals in South East Queensland show euthanasia was the most common outcome, according to University of Queensland research.

10 September 2024
hands in blue gloves hold a small vial containing yellow liquid and white hose

Technology developed at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø can remove harmful ‘forever chemicals’ from water so they can be used in renewable batteries.

4 September 2024
Different sized coral underwater

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø research has revealed that informing tourists visiting the Great Barrier Reef about climate impact doesn’t negatively affect their experience and can help encourage climate action.

3 September 2024