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Basketball team hugs on court. | Newsreel

Team hugs boost basketball free throw success

Basketballers are more likely to land a free throw if they get a pat on the back or a hug before the shot. A research team led by the University of Basel made the

More muscle for advanced humanoid robots

Robots with advanced human-like characteristic are a step closer following a breakthrough in robotic “muscles”. Researchers at MIT have developed a device capable of

World-first coffee research leaves vibrant aftertaste

Coffee aficionados rejoice! We are entering a new phase of deep coffee appreciation. New research has mapped a new language to identify the finer taste points of a

Mystery of the 10,000 missing bodies solved

A team of historians and archaeologist believe they have solved the mystery of what happened to thousands of bodies from the 1815 battle of Waterloo. More than 10,000

Population policy needed to ignite the regions

Queensland needs a robust population policy to boost the appeal of regions and a 50-year plan to give certainty to investors, according to the head of the state’s

Youngest Fraser Coast councillor a new-style leader

Sara Diana Faraj’s parents fled to Australia as refugees from the Middle East before she was born. Now Fraser Coast Regional Council’s youngest elected councillor,

Fire Ant researcher Professor Nigel Andrew. | Newsreel

Dangerous ants attacking our way of life

Researchers have warned that Australia’s way of life is under real threat from dangerous fire ants that have crossed the Queensland border and are invading

St Pius X School Salisbury principal Felicity Pryer and students. | Newsreel

Pryer principals continue in Salisbury

The Pryer name continues to shape the minds of young children in Brisbane’s southern suburbs. Felicity Pryer is the new principal of St Pius X School Salisbury, 60

QUT Professor Lidia Morawska. | Newsreel

Blueprint a pathway to mandated clean indoor air

A QUT professor, who hit the headlines during the COVID pandemic, is urging governments to legislate appropriate indoor air quality standards in public spaces. Professor

QUT Pathways to Politics for Women graduates. | Newsreel

QUT political course builds pathway to councils

Two of Queensland’s newly-elected mayors are graduates of a QUT program which delivered 13 successful candidates in March’s local government elections. A total of 26

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