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Coral bleaching last summer was severe and widespread. And for the first time, severe bleaching has struck all three regions of the Great Barrier Reef.
From a scientific perspective, the results are fascinating and world-first. From a personal perspective, what I saw will stay with me for a long time.
Today’s young women might be less interested in etiquette classes, but many still seek advice on presenting a polished image. It’s important to remember girlbossing is capitalism, not feminism.
Perhaps 2°C doesn’t sound like much, but if you look through history, 2°C temperature changes have had huge effects on the planet and people.
Happiness varies by location, and what matters for happiness varies as well.
The predatory flatworm Obama nungara travelled in potted plants from Argentina to Europe, where it’s distrupting soil ecosystems. Now, citizen-scientists are helping map their distribution.
La mondialisation a un effet sur la biodiversité. Comme les humains, les animaux voyagent. C’est le cas de ce ver qui, via des pots de plantes venues d’Argentine, a réussi à envahir les sols français.
Your children can have a rich experience, seeing different parts of the world and understanding other cultures. And there are several things you can do to support their learning.
Australia says the reef’s world heritage values are fine and the threats are in hand. But the reality is far different.
Most homes are not as cyclone-ready as they could be. It seems lower insurance premiums aren’t enough of an incentive for owners to upgrade their homes, but a new study points to some solutions.
The ‘New Bradfield’ scheme seeks to revive a nation-building ethos supposedly stifled by bureaucratic inertia. But there are good reasons the scheme never became a reality.
Seeking ways to engage students with Shakespeare’s Scottish play in far north Queensland, highlights disjunctions and surprising correlations between play and place.
Nutritious fish are being diverted away from countries that could benefit from them the most.
Few feel the pain of the Great Barrier Reef’s decline more acutely than the scientists trying to save it. Ahead of a UN climate summit, two researchers write of their grief, and hope.
Despite calls for climate change to be part of our education, Australia has not designed, implemented nor funded a coherent, educational approach to our climate emergency.
Lucy is a millennial having a quarter-life crisis. In Content, a new kind of TV using the selfie as a camera technique, we view her life as it is reflected back at her through her phone screen.
We all know that climate change is hurting the Great Barrier Reef. But scores of other less-publicised threats also threaten the future of the natural wonder.
The world’s fastest-growing cities are in the tropics. They are highly exposed to climate change, especially as urban heat island effects and humidity magnify the impacts of increasing heatwaves.
It’s official. The outlook for the Great Barrier Reef has been downgraded to “very poor”, and the window to act is closing.
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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
