Jan 19 2018

Reviled Animals Could Be Our Powerful Allies

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Animal carnivores living in and around human habitation are declining at an unprecedented rate – but they may provide crucial benefits to human societies.
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Jan 05 2018

Supercharged Antibiotics Could Turn Tide Against Superbugs

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An old drug supercharged by University of Queensland researchers has emerged as a new antibiotic that could destroy some of the world’s most dangerous superbugs.
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Dec 01 2017

African Protected Area Saving Endangered Megafauna

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One of Africa’s last remaining wilderness areas is in good shape and could potentially support 50,000 elephants and 1000 lions, a University of Queensland-led study has found.
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Oct 31 2017

Spooky Conservation: Saving Endangered Species Over Our Dead Bodies

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The secret to the survival of critically endangered wildlife could lie beyond the grave, according to a University of Queensland researcher.
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Sep 07 2017

Eighteenth century nautical charts reveal coral loss

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Centuries-old nautical charts, mapped by long-deceased sailors to avoid shipwrecks, have been used by modern scientists to study loss of coral reefs.
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Aug 22 2017

Why Tiger Snakes Are on a Winner

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Australian tiger snakes have “hit the jackpot” because prey cannot evolve resistance to their venom.
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Aug 18 2017

Researchers unlock cheesemaking secret

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Researchers say their new knowledge on the inner workings of a bacterium has important implications for Australia’s billion dollar cheese industry.University of Queensland School of Agriculture and Food Sciences researcher Associate Professor Mark Turner said a discovery by a UQ, Columbia University and University of Washington research group had explained the regulation of an enzyme in the bacterium Lactococcus, which is used as a starter culture in cheese production.
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Feb 14 2017

Climate change impact on mammals and birds greatly 'under-estimated'

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An international study published today involving University of Queensland research has found large numbers of threatened species have already been affected by climate change. Associate Professor James Watson of UQ’s School of Earth and Environmental Sciences and the Wildlife Conservation Society said the team of international researchers found alarming evidence of responses to recent climate changes in almost 700 birds and mammal species.“There has been a massive under-reporting of these impacts,” he said.
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