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Courier Mail
31 May 2013
BAT experts have warned that urban councils face a losing battle to evict flying foxes, with a study showing they keep returning to their favourite roosts.
The Griffith University study found colonies gravitated back despite efforts over a decade to scare them away. Read more
Cairns Post
06 November 2014
SCIENTISTS have found a novel way of ensuring infectious diseases do not cross Australia’s northern borders – with beer.
James Cook University researchers have discovered some of the main ingredients of beer – brewer’s yeast, sugar and water – can provide an effective method of baiting traps to ensnare potentially disease-carrying mosquitoes. Read more
ABC News
18 October 2013
North Queensland scientists have found boat engine noise is having a dramatic impact on the survival rates of young fish.
James Cook University Professor Mark McCormick says small boats are having a surprisingly large impact. Read more
Phys.org
02 September 2013
Shocks caused by climate and seasonal change could be used to aid recovery of some of the world's badly-degraded coral reefs, an international team of scientists has proposed.
Coalguru
02 June 2013
Logistics Magazine reported that Greenpeace said the Federal Government should stop the approval process for the dredging of Abbot Point Coal terminal until more scientific research was conducted.
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority said a Senate hearing that yet to be released research shows ocean currents are moving dredge spoil further than indicated by industry modelling. Read more
Scientific American
December 12 2014
Few reptiles can breathe underwater. Australia is home to one of the exceptions, the white-throated snapping turtle (Elseya albagula), which can extract oxygen from water through its backside via a process called cloacal respiration. This unusual technique, shared by a handful of other turtle and fish species, gave the turtles an evolutionary advantage for millennia, allowing them to hide from predators underwater for days at a time. Read more
The Conversation
24 May 2013
Earlier this month, Australia’s Big Four banks copped a serve over their support of the coal and gas extraction industries, focusing attention on the ways large banks' investment decisions can put the future of the Great Barrier Reef at risk. Read more
Brisbane Times
27 May 2013
Earlier this month, Australia’s Big Four banks copped a serve over their support of the coal and gas extraction industries, focusing attention on the ways large banks' investment decisions can put the future of the Great Barrier Reef at risk. Read more
Cairns Post
25 May 2014
WHAT does a leaf-tailed gecko from Cape York have in common with an Antarctic glacier-dwelling sea anemone and a bright orange fungus?
All have been named in the world’s top 10 new species for 2014. Read more
Gadling.com
05 June 2013
This coming Saturday, June 8, is World Oceans Day, a global event designed to celebrate the important role that the oceans play in keeping our planet a vibrant place for us to live. Throughout the day there will be hundreds of events taking place across the globe that will help educate us on the importance of keeping our oceans healthy, while raising awareness of the challenges they face in the 21st century. One such event is an ambitious 12-hour live tour of the Great Barrier Reef that will give us a very personal look at one of the most important and beautiful marine ecosystems on Earth. Read more