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The Guardian

30 October 2014


Two species of lizard previously unknown to science have been uncovered in a remote part of far north Queensland.

Science Codex

18 July 2014


A new approach to measuring biodiversity has uncovered some biologically important but currently unprotected areas in Western Australia, while confirming the significance of the world heritage listed Wet Tropics rainforests in the country's north-east.

Cairns Post

11 July 2014


TINY fish larvae on the Great Barrier Reef use their smell and hearing to find their ways home after weeks of drifting in the sea, researchers have found.

James Cook University scientists discovered the larvae used the two senses to find their way back to home reefs. Read more

 

JCU

07 July 2014


Professor Helene Marsh – one of Australia’s leading experts on marine mammals has been named as one of the first four members of a new Threatened Species Scientific Committee.

Nature World News

05 July 2014


University of Queensland researchers predict an increase in coral deaths this summer.

Researchers studied the Porites coral colonies or 'bommies' in the Great Barrier Reef. Porites are considered to be more resistant to environmental changes than other types of corals. Read more

 

ABC News

16 June 2014


Stunning before and after pictures that show the exact extent of the damage Tropical Cyclone Ita caused to the Great Barrier Reef have been released by an environmental research team.

While much of far north Queensland was spared the worst of the cyclone, the storm was still a category five when it crossed sections of the outer reef. Read more

 

ABC News

11 June 2014


Authorities in far north Queensland say they have been able to stop one of the world's most invasive weed species from spreading further into World Heritage-listed rainforest.

The Douglas Shire Council's open spaces coordinator, Peter Logan, says the Mossman River catchment has the only known hiptage infestation in north Queensland and the largest in Australia. Read more

 

ABC Radio National

02 June 2014


In the last year, 18,000 new species were named and identified around the world.

One of them was the Cape Melville leaf-tailed gecko or Saltuarius Eximius.

The gecko was discovered by Dr Conrad Hoskin, a postdoctoral fellow and lecturer, at James Cook University. 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

 

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