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Heart hope as potential funnel-web venom drug enters clinical trial

A potential treatment for heart attack and stroke, derived from a spider venom molecule identified by UQ researchers, has been administered to the first participants in a clinical trial.
8 January 2026
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Analysis

Why mangoes fall before they’re ripe – and how science is helping them hang on

Ever wondered why your mango tree drops fruit before it’s ripe? Each season, mango growers across Australia watch helplessly as millions of mangoes fall to the ground too early.
24 December 2025
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A delicate Antarctic balance crucial to global climate

New findings about ocean processes in the Antarctic show melting ice shelves and changes to sea ice could have catastrophic implications for the global climate.
19 December 2025
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Feature

A gift for Wes: UQ graduate thesis leads to dream encounter with acclaimed director

A UQ Honours student spent almost a year pouring over Wes Anderson's interviews, scripts, and filmography for her thesis. Then she had the opportunity to meet him.
19 December 2025
A woman sitting in a chair with a drip in her hand.

Residents in hot, humid regions more likely to have kidney failure

Australians living in consistently hot and humid northern regions are at greater risk of kidney failure than their compatriots in more temperate and less remote locations, researchers have found.
18 December 2025

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Feature

Greek Island culture shines in Ionian diaspora exhibition

A community-led exhibition celebrating the heritage and stories of Greek migrants in Queensland has opened at The University of Queensland.
2 December 2025

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