Australians should see the rainforest as a cultural landscape – one that has been managed and maintained by people, rather than just a relic unchanged since the dinosaurs.
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For an ecologist working in a tangle of creeks in North Queensland, crocodiles are a tangible threat. We are food to them, yet we must learn to co-exist with these creatures.
Policies are needed to prevent child marriage and protect women who marry as children from abusive relationships.
Brought out to work on the sugar plantations, Annie was a woman of colour who defied all odds to participate in a predominantly white community.
Pembeli dan jaringan lokal yang fleksibel membantu rantai pasokan makanan laut skala kecil yang menghadapi dampak COVID-19.
Local, flexible buyers and networks helped support small-scale seafood supply chains coping with COVID-19 disruptions.
It took just 5,000 years for large and well-organised groups of people to populate all corners of the continent.
We now have a glimpse into where early Indigenous Australians likely travelled all those tens of thousands of years ago.
Yellow crazy ants are one of the world’s worst invasive species. And it turns out they have unique systems of reproduction that make life in the queendom more complicated than we realised.
Climate change is likely to mean disasters such as Cyclone Seroja will become more intense, and be seen further south in Australia more often.
Undersea shell middens contain important clues about the past - what people ate, who they were interacting with and how the climate was changing. Now we have a better way to detect and excavate them.
We used satellite images to study the life cycles of mangrove forests in the Northern Territory, Queensland, and New South Wales — and found a surprising degree of variation.
La petite enfance est une période critique, durant laquelle se construisent les bases des habitudes de toute une vie. Éduquer les enfants à bien dormir servira leur santé et leur bien-être futurs.
Early childhood is the critical time in which the foundations of life-long habits are built. Developing healthy sleep habits can set children on the right path for better future health and wellbeing.
Experts reviewed the literature on climate change and gender in developing countries, and found many unhelpful, outdated assumptions are still kicking around.
We are only just beginning to understand the importance of this deep and hidden area of the inter-reef that supports a rich diversity of marine life.
Australia needs to drop the deception that square kilometres say anything meaningful about conservation.
If you’re doing something (even if you know you probably shouldn’t), you’re more likely to think lots of other people do it too. You also likely overestimate how much other people think it’s OK.
Le Pacifique produit de l’oxygène, aide à réguler le climat, fournit de la nourriture. C’est un lieu de plaisir, de réconfort et de connexion spirituelle. Mais son écologie délicate est menacée.
Tuberculosis is a global threat and a public health concern on a scale similar to COVID-19.
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, James Cook University
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Research Fellow, the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, James Cook University
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Associate Professor and Head of the Gamete and Embryology (GAME) Laboratory, James Cook University
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Adjunct Professorial Research Fellow, School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University
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Senior Project Officer - Indigenous Research, James Cook University
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, James Cook University
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Professor of Physical Geography, James Cook University
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DECRA Research Fellow (James Cook University), Principal Research Scientist (Minderoo Foundation), James Cook University
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Michael Bird is a Friend of The Conversation.
JCU Distinguished Professor, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, James Cook University
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Researcher in marine ecology, James Cook University
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Adjunct Asssociate Professor, James Cook University
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Principal Research Fellow, James Cook University
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Sean Ulm is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures, James Cook University
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Distinguished Professor, James Cook University
