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Tropical forests not keeping up with climate change
Fri, 7 Mar 2025
A huge study analysing 40 years of data has found tropical forests are not adapting fast enough to climate change, leading to fears over their ability to survive as the Earth warms.

Flood plume reaches offshore reefs in Great Barrier Reef
Tue, 25 Feb 2025
An extensive flood plume caused by the recent severe weather event in northern Queensland is pushing vast amounts of river discharge to cover about 50,000 km2 of the Great Barrier Reef from Cairns to Mackay – stretching across inshore, mid-shelf, and outer reefs.

Humans outperform AI in disease coding test
Fri, 21 Feb 2025
An artificial intelligence model designed to classify complex medical case documents has been bested by its human challengers – but researchers say the AI technology could still be of enormous benefit.

Cigarette butts combat heavy metals
Thu, 13 Feb 2025
Environmentally hazardous cigarette butts may ironically hold the answer to cleansing Australia’s waterways of major metal contaminants, according to a new James Cook University-led study.

Expanded protection of scuba diving sites would generate billions
Wed, 12 Feb 2025
A new study shows that fully protecting the world’s most popular scuba diving sites could not only help marine life bounce back, but also generate an extra US $2 billion for coastal economies.

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