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Rainforest at Cania Gorge in Queensland's North Burnett region.

A ¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø team has completed one of the most comprehensive surveys of Australia’s subtropical rainforests to document how climate dictates what species thrive in different locations.

17 February 2025
A close up photo of 2 microscope plates showing tiny green seedlings and their roots.

¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø researchers have for the first time introduced genetic material into plants via their roots, opening a potential pathway for rapid crop improvement.

14 February 2025
a crocodile moves away on a sandy bank

Crocodiles in northern Australia are heating up as the climate warms, with higher body temperatures changing their behaviour.

13 February 2025
Photos of patient's forearm showing the decrease in lesions over a 12-month period.

¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø researchers have discovered immunotherapy, when used to treat people with advanced cancers, also helps reduce sunspots and skin cancers by at least 65 per cent.

13 February 2025
Person holding cigarettes in one hand and a vape in the other

¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø researchers have found smoking rates have declined twice as fast in New Zealand as in Australia, suggesting less restrictive regulation on vaping could improve public health outcomes.

12 February 2025
Students sit at a table in a library in Italy as one takes notes

Cultural artefacts and historic sites around the world are being threatened by organised crime groups who traffic the items for lucrative profits, a team of researchers from ¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø found.

12 February 2025
A doctor looks over notes with a pen in hand

¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø researchers discovered that nearly 70 per cent of suspected frontotemporal dementia patients ultimately did not have the disease in a study aimed at identifying factors that contribute to misdiagnosis.

11 February 2025
A black and white photo of a syringe being injected into an egg from a uterus.

A ¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø-led team has successfully produced the first kangaroo embryos through in vitro fertilisation (IVF), a crucial jump towards saving other marsupial species from extinction.

6 February 2025
A photograph of the night sky with the Milky Way galaxy stretching out.

A team of international researchers has developed an innovative approach to uncover the secrets of dark matter in the cosmos.

5 February 2025
People in New Farm Park in the late afternoon sun with the Brisbane urban skyline in the background.

¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø researchers are shining a light on the link between greenspace exposure and better health in the hope of influencing future urban greening policies.

23 January 2025
Woman in hospital bed wearing a hospital gown with her abdomen being examined.

¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø researchers have conducted the first longitudinal study on the impact of endometriosis on Australia’s healthcare system, finding the disease is a significant cause of hospitalisation.

16 January 2025
doctor holding 3D model of uterus

Many women worry hormonal contraceptives have dangerous side-effects including increased cancer risk. But this perception is often out of proportion with the actual risks.

15 January 2025
A woman sits on a couch looking at a phone showing a sports betting app

Sports betting has historically been considered an overwhelmingly male pursuit – but those odds could be about to change, a ¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø study has found.

14 January 2025
A model jaw covered by a small latticed 3d-printed cover

Clinicians have successfully used custom-made 3D printed bone scaffolds, printed on-site at ¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø, to rebuild part of a man’s jawbone.

9 January 2025
A cheetah in front of a racetrack

Researchers have taken a giant step towards solving the mystery of why intermediately sized animals are the fastest.

19 December 2024