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Aboriginal artefacts reveal first ancient underwater archaeological sites in Australia
Thu, 2 Jul 2020
The first underwater Aboriginal archaeological sites have been discovered off northwest Australia, dating to thousands of years ago when the current seabed was dry land.

Bleaching affects aquarium corals, too
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
A new study illustrates the potential impact of recurrent heatwaves on coral species collected by the Australian aquarium coral industry.

Visualising threats to North’s native species
Wed, 24 Jun 2020
A new data portal from James Cook University will allow free access to information on more than 1400 rare, threatened and other plants and animals of conservation concern found in northern Australia.

Neural-inspired computers may solve growing problem
Fri, 5 Jun 2020
A study led by a James Cook University scientist shows computer chips based on biological brains may be the solution to a looming bottleneck in computing speed.

Big vegetarians of the reef drive fish evolution
Mon, 1 Jun 2020
A new study reveals the diets of reef fish dictate how fast different species evolve. The breakthrough adds another piece to the fascinating evolutionary puzzle of coral reefs and the fishes that live on them.

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