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Modern agriculture's selective breeding of crops for particular requirements may now be a roadblock for further gains, prompting a trio of senior UQ plant scientists to call for a new way forward. 

University of Queensland meat judging students have won a fifth consecutive Northern Conference university team title and finished national runner-up for the fifth year running.

Corals can’t move to find a mate, and that simple fact is behind one of the most important questions in reef science: how close do colonies need to be to reproduce?

UQ Science is preparing a new generation of leaders. It’s all about pathways that inspire, support and sustain their journey from learning to meaningful careers.

Researchers have coupled molecular chains to a superconducting surface, opening a new avenue for investigating extremely small components for future quantum technologies.

Australia is rich in reptiles, with many of them found nowhere else. But our diverse species face increasing threats from fungal diseases.

A UQ PhD student who has spent a decade studying lost oceans has finally gone to sea, joining a 14-day research voyage from Brisbane to Fiji.

Despite contentious local debates about time zones and seasonal shifts, University of Queensland research shows there is no official global time zone system.

Software created by University of Queensland scientists could help AI platforms overcome a blind spot limiting their value in plant research.

Fixing erosion and planting vegetation along riverbanks upstream of Brisbane could generate a return on investment of up to 400 per cent, a study has found.