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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.

Looking to the past to better predict coral bleaching
Tue, 11 Feb 2025
JCU researchers are looking into measures of past temperature variation to better predict the risk of bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef.

Intestinal worms could hold key to IBD
Fri, 7 Feb 2025
A four year-long research study has found that particles secreted by an intestinal worm may assist in treating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), an ailment suffered by millions of people globally.

Big mums make big impact – half of the coral trout caught on Great Barrier Reef are from marine reserves
Thu, 6 Feb 2025
A new study has found that nearly half the coral trout caught on the Great Barrier Reef come from marine reserves – where protected fish grow larger and produce far more offspring.

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