Reducing the consumption of sugary drinks in remote Indigenous communities is one of the aims of University of Queensland PhD candidate Jessica Cartwright.
By 2050, experts predict that climate change could kill off the 2 main coffee varieties we drink daily while also jeopardising 60 per cent of the planet’s 124 wild coffee plants.
Australians are bracing for the third La Niña in as many years, bringing about the possibility of more heavy rain and natural disasters. So, what does this mean for you financially?
Using deadly spider venom to treat heart attacks and curing chlamydia in koalas are among new discoveries being developed at a national research centre headquartered at UQ's Institute for Molecular Bioscience.
Hidden in rocks and dirt just three hours north-west of Brisbane, the fossilised remains of prehistoric megafauna that roamed the Australian continent millions of years ago lie waiting to be unearthed.
Dr Christina Zdenek and her husband Chris Hay share a rare bond – they have both been bitten by two of the world’s deadliest snakes. Read what it’s like as the panic sets in and the venom begins to take over your whole body.
Superworms — beetle larvae that can eat and digest plastic — set the world alight this week. Now go behind the scenes to learn how Dr Christian Rinke made this incredible discovery.