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Coral study prompts rethink of classic scientific theory
Fri, 1 Nov 2019
A world-first study is challenging long-held assumptions about the role of sunlight in coral biodiversity.

Leading engineering company opens in Townsville
Thu, 31 Oct 2019
A leading high-tech engineering company is setting up in Townsville and will be based at James Cook University’s Douglas campus.

Sea-weeding and Coral IVF aim to restore degraded reefs
Wed, 30 Oct 2019
Researchers from James Cook University (JCU) and Southern Cross University (SCU) are combining decades of experience to trial a new approach to restoring inshore reefs around Magnetic Island in the Central Great Barrier Reef.

GBR island coral decline
Fri, 25 Oct 2019
A long-term study of coral cover on island groups of the Great Barrier Reef has found declines of between 40 and 50 percent of live, hard corals at inshore island groups during the past few decades.

Fish pass ‘hot genes’ onto their grandchildren
Thu, 24 Oct 2019
Fish that are able to adjust to warming waters may pass heat-tolerant genes not just onto their children, but their grandchildren too.

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