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20 June 2013

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Australian endangered species: Schayer’s Grasshopper

By David Rentz, James Cook University

There are some 700 known species of grasshopper in Australia. But, fewer than half have been described. This is creating an information gap, and some species have fallen in. Schayer’s Grasshopper (Schayera…

24 May 2013

Can banks make a profit by investing in the Great Barrier Reef?

By Melissa Bos, James Cook University and Bob Pressey, James Cook University

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…

17 May 2013

Where did the frog pandemic come from?

By Lee Berger, James Cook University and Lee Skerratt, James Cook University

While humans worry about bird flu, SARS and other emerging diseases, frogs worldwide are quietly suffering their own pandemic. The amphibian chytrid fungus was first found in Australia in the 1990s. By…

10 May 2013

Dugongs are safer in Torres Strait than Townsville

8 May 2013

National Press Club address: Sandra Harding on the future of universities

30 April 2013

Breaking up bat colonies doesn’t eliminate health risks

11 April 2013

Australian endangered species: Katydids

11 April 2013

Dinosaur Jr: raising 200-million-year-old embryos

9 April 2013

Explainer: what are algal biofuels?

8 April 2013

In the name of culture: dugong hunting is simply cruel

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30 April 2013

Cicadas to inspire self-cleaning surfaces

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When you think of cicadas you think of a shrill buzz that fills the summer air. In the future cicada wings may be put to…

19 February 2013

Turtles threatened by nest destruction

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Ensuring the protection of marine turtle nesting sites is critical to helping the reptiles survive the dangers of climate…

13 February 2013

Tropical tree rings provide insight into Queensland climate

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New research from James Cook University suggests studying tree rings in tropical parts of Queensland can give insight into…

5 February 2013

Tadpoles play an essential role

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Tadpoles may play an important role in maintaining the ecosystems of freshwater streams, linking water species with the surrounding…

29 January 2013

Lizards defend eggs against snakes

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An observational study has found the Asian long-tailed skink (Eutropis longicaudata) will aggressively defend its eggs from…

4 December 2012

Marine turtles in a new light

8 June 2012

Three frogs in one

29 March 2012

Geology of Great Rift may be surprisingly ancient

1 March 2012

Melioidosis found in stormwater

24 February 2012

Crocodiles don’t need ‘pump’ to breathe

17 February 2012

More detailed map of Coral Sea produced

16 November 2011

Survival mechanisms for deep water coral

4 October 2011

Turtle populations will come back from severe weather

29 September 2011

Fishing a major concern for shark populations

27 September 2011

Sustainable fishing in corals reefs

20 September 2011

Managing fish stocks with an eye in the sky

19 September 2011

Frogs hop away from deadly disease

6 September 2011

Mosquito vaccine to stop virus

6 September 2011

Cane toads cannot resist deep, throaty call

28 July 2011

Tigers suffering health blights

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