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Hidden threats: DNA testing detects toxic algae in Queensland coastal waters
Thu, 19 Dec 2024
Extensive genetic testing in Queensland’s environmentally rich Hervey Bay coastal area has revealed the presence of toxic algae not detected in Australian waters before.

Which trees will survive climate change?
Fri, 13 Dec 2024
James Cook University scientists will be part of a study to discover which trees will do best as carbon levels in the atmosphere increase and which won’t - so land managers know where to concentrate their efforts.

Hope, despite massive decline in sharks and rays
Fri, 6 Dec 2024
A new global study blames overfishing for a more than 50% decline in sharks and rays since 1970, but also shows a clear path to preventing their numbers dwindling further.

Coral reef fish running out of time to recover at Great Barrier Reef Islands
Fri, 8 Nov 2024
A study has found concerning new evidence of long-term declines in coral reef fish around highly visited inshore islands of the Great Barrier Reef.

Rock stars boost soils
Fri, 1 Nov 2024
James Cook University researchers will be part of a team working to combat Australia’s chronic soil infertility problem with a technique involving sowing paddocks with crushed rock.

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