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UNESCO recognition for JCU Professor
Thu, 21 Mar 2024
A James Cook University Professor will lead efforts to identify natural and cultural heritage sites vulnerable to climate change after being chosen by UNESCO for a key role.

Coral bleaching at six Islands in the northern Great Barrier Reef
Fri, 15 Mar 2024
With a mass coral bleaching event unfolding across the Great Barrier Reef, scientists from James Cook University's TropWATER have documented coral bleaching around six islands in the far north of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.

Indigenous fire management started 11,000 years ago
Tue, 12 Mar 2024
James Cook University researchers have discovered Indigenous fire management in northern Australia was being practiced at least 11,000 years ago – and it has implications for fire management practices today.

Study finds rising shark and ray extinction risk
Fri, 8 Mar 2024
A new analysis has found one in seven deepwater sharks and rays are threatened with extinction, with the biggest threat coming from overfishing.

Loggerheads hit the ‘terrible twos’ at JCU
Wed, 6 Mar 2024
James Cook University researchers are fast gaining insights into the mysterious ‘lost years’ of loggerhead turtles as the reptiles mark their second birthday in Townsville.

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