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ABC Science

04 September 2013


An ancient mystery has been solved through the identification of a group of fossils as the ancestors of our modern-day dugong.

The identification of the 12-million-year-old fossils pushes the record of sirenia or sea cows, the group of marine mammals that includes dugongs, in the region back seven millions years. Read more

 

ABC News

04 September 2013


The Australian Rainforest Foundation says new federal funding will allow it to crack down on weeds and pests near the world heritage-listed wet tropics area in far north Queensland.

It will receive $775,000 over three years for its project in the Mission Beach Cassowary Corridor.

Phys.org

02 September 2013


Shocks caused by climate and seasonal change could be used to aid recovery of some of the world's badly-degraded coral reefs, an international team of scientists has proposed.

The Conversation

03 September 2013


The world’s coral reefs will quickly dissolve if greenhouse gas emissions continue on current trends, a new simulation has found.

ABC News

02 September 2013


Health authorities hope a new tuberculosis (TB) screening program in the Torres Strait will help address concerns about the disease spreading from Papua New Guinea.

From this week, the local health service will survey residents on Saibai and Boigu islands to help clinicians identify and treat potential cases. Read more

 

International Business Times

30 August 2013


From above, Lady Elliot Island appears off Australia’s Fraser Coast like a tiny green discus in the vast blue of the Coral Sea. Up close, it's a place of exquisite details, and once I find myself 17 meters (55 feet) below the surface of its turquoise outer fringe, its not-so-tiny wonders come into sharp focus.

The Conversation

30 August 2013


Last year the current government unveiled plans for the world’s largest network of marine parks around Australia’s coast. Now the Coalition has pledged to put a pause on the plan should it form government. The Coalition will halt all plans for new protected areas, and consult further with the fishing industry.

The Newsport Daily

29 August 2013


It would cost the Australian Government an additional $8 million a year to give the Great Barrier Reef a fighting chance against the latest Crown of Thorns starfish infestation, according to the Queensland Resources Council.

QRC Chief Executive Michael Roche told Cairns business leaders on Monday that the investment could help turn the tide against the coral predator. Read more

 

The Conversation

28 August 2013


Recent studies have shown several marine species are struggling to adapt to the excess carbon dioxide and heat which oceans are absorbing. Evidence is mounting of the risks we’re taking with our oceans.

The Conversation

23 August 2013


Although it is far from the power stations, roads and flight paths of the populated world, the Southern Ocean is already responding to climate change. Average sea temperatures in some parts have risen by about 1°C in 50 years.

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