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Stan’s new series adapted Rebecca Starford’s memoir gives brutal and honest insight into the consequences of bullying.
What is the responsibility of the publisher – and the many readers hungry for trauma memoirs – towards the authors who re-live their trauma to write their books? Some are calling for a new approach.
Enormous cane toads in Australia are not new – but we might see even larger ones as predators figure out how to eat these introduced toxic toads.
The tragic death of Steve Irwin in 2006 gave stingrays a reputation for being dangerous. But stingray-caused deaths are incredibly rare.
People often (wrongly) believe income protection insurance would be paid out if the person was unable to work due to losing their job for any reason.
Humans are expert pattern-finders. But artificial intelligence tools are better at trawling through vast data sets to find anything from waste dumps to heat-tolerant corals.
Fining and jailing Indonesian fishers taking shark fin is a knee-jerk solution. As long as sharks keep vanishing and demand for shark fin soup remains high, illegal fishing will continue.
Changing your eating, exercising, socialising and engagement with nature can help treat depression. Now mental health professionals have some guidelines to shape treatment around lifestyle therapies.
Environment ministers from both sides are determined not to see the Barrier Reef listed as in danger. The question is – why?
Health and service workers are not asking women about a potential traumatic brain injury, there’s a lack of referral options, and often no diagnosis.
A more precise timeline now shows Polynesian ancestors of Māori first settled in the North Island before expanding south and then retreating again when the climate changed.
La hausse des températures et les phénomènes météorologiques extrêmes constitue une menace existentielle pour de nombreux sites du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO.
Rising temperatures and extreme weather pose an existential threat to many UNESCO World Heritage sites, but widespread discussion is needed for meaningful change.
Lillipillies are one of Australia’s great gifts to the natural world. But the story of these homegrown heroes may be taking a grim turn.
Termites are about to experience a significant global expansion in their prime habitat, thanks to climate change. Here’s what that means for deadwood.
If mining workplaces are anything to go by, the clean energy sector will have their work cut out for them to retain women in the workforce.
Directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse, this new ABC crime drama Savage River explores complex social territory.
The photographs show how climate change is disrupting our marine ecosystems – sometimes in ways previously unknown to marine scientists.
I attest these rather ordinary, mud-covered stingrays are beautiful, and I never tire of watching them. Unfortunately, they are at risk of decline and localised extinctions.
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Senior Research Fellow, James Cook University
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Lecturer, College of Business, Law and Governance, James Cook University
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Professor and Director, Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University
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Lecturer in English and Writing, James Cook University
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Emeritus Professor, Environmental Science, James Cook University
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PhD Candidate, James Cook University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, College of Healthcare Sciences, James Cook University
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PSM, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, James Cook University
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Professor in Zoology, James Cook University
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Associate Professor, Plant Physiology, James Cook University
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Postdoctoral research fellow, James Cook University
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Senior lecturer, James Cook University
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Laboratory and Technical Support Officer, Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University
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Lecturer in Financial Planning, James Cook University
