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Australian scientists have cracked an enduring mystery, discovering how sauropod dinosaurs -- like Brontosaurus and Diplodocus -- supported their gigantic bodies on land. In a study published in the journal Science Advances on August 10, a University of Queensland and Monash University-led team used 3D modelling and engineering methods to…

Researchers at The University of Queensland (UQ) have found that a native New Zealand stinging tree produces toxins that could hold clues for future pain medication. The findings were announced in the journal Biological Chemistry on July 27. In a quest to find new molecules that affect pain pathways, Dr.…

Tiny nano-particles are providing a promising new method to protect sheep against deadly flystrike, according to University of Queensland researchers.

More than 90 per cent of coral surveyed on the Great Barrier Reef suffered some form of bleaching over the past summer. While action on climate change is slow, researchers are racing to find ways to restore reefs.

Also called reverse anorexia or bigorexia, muscle dysmorphia is characterised by obsessive thoughts, compulsive behaviours and body image distortion, with sufferers seeing themselves as smaller than they are.

Each week we ask experts to break down political advertisements: who are the candidates trying to reach, and are they succeeding?

Have you noticed your Facebook and Instagram feed filling up with political ads lately?

A koala colony in Brisbane on the brink of collapse more than doubles, through a painstaking yet effective new method of treating the endangered species.

Pilot program breeds koalas with ‘high genetic merit’ for release into the wild to improve populations