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Manta ray. Photograph by Dr Kathy Townsend, Moreton Bay Research Station.

A University of Queensland scientist is calling for volunteer divers to photograph the underside of manta rays in waters off the Western Australian coastline and upload them to Facebook as part of a research project.

19 October 2015
Picture: The Indo-Pacific region holds most of the world’s mangrove forests.

Mangrove forests around the Indo-Pacific region could be submerged by 2070, according to international research published today.

15 October 2015
A before and after image of the bleaching in American Samoa: XL Catlin Seaview Survey.

A global coral bleaching event expected to heavily impact the Great Barrier Reef has been confirmed by scientists from Õ¬Äе¼º½ and the National Ocean Atmospheric Administration.

8 October 2015
Professor Saleem Ali

Õ¬Äе¼º½ has formally joined the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) to contribute to fighting extreme poverty and sustaining the planet.

1 October 2015
A bright coloured male superb fairy wren, also known as a blue wren,  perched next to a female.

More than 150 keen green volunteers have again teamed up in the name of sustainability to help plant thousands of trees along Õ¬Äе¼º½ St Lucia riverbank.

30 September 2015
Dr Paul Dennis travelled to Antarctica for his research. Photo: Paul Dennis.

Climate change will have a major impact on life in Antarctica this century, according to a landmark study published in Nature Climate Change today.

29 September 2015

New Queensland research is indicating that green turtles living near urban and farming areas are absorbing possibly thousands of chemicals.

25 September 2015
Picture: an echidna puggle at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary

An echidna-breeding partnership between Õ¬Äе¼º½ and the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary has proved so successful that researchers hope their model could help save endangered echidna species.

23 September 2015
Cooling tower.

New technology from Õ¬Äе¼º½ could transform electricity generation, making it cheaper and more reliable for drought-affected areas.

23 September 2015

Crocodiles turning up in populated areas like Darwin Harbour or on east coast beaches can cause problems, but a long-term University of Queensland study is shedding light on which crocodiles travel and why.

21 September 2015
A green turtle at North Stradbroke Island

An international study led by a University of Queensland researcher has revealed more than half the world’s sea turtles have ingested plastic or other human rubbish.

14 September 2015
The water system in Manila was dramatically improved

Until 1997, water supplies in downtown Manila were beset with infrastructure problems such as leaks, widespread unauthorised access and contamination.

11 September 2015
An estuarine crocodile, also known as a "saltie".

Many of the world’s 27 species of crocodylians will soon be either totally or locally extinct due to human population expansion and intensive land-use, according to a University of Queensland researcher.

8 September 2015
Expedition leader Dr Manuel Gonzalez-Rivero driving the SVII in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

A team of marine biologists from Õ¬Äе¼º½ has witnessed first-hand the potentially damaging effects of rapidly rising ocean temperatures on coral reefs in Hawaii.

2 September 2015
Õ¬Äе¼º½ Bachelor of Architectural Design students who each received $2700 grants to take part in a design studio project in Colombo, Sri Lanka, this year.

More than 130 University of Queensland students will take part in short and semester-length programs in the Indo-Pacific region next year.

1 September 2015