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Could removing shark nets make us safer?
New Skink Second Unique Species For Scawfell Island
Smithsonian Fellowships Now Open 15 March
Hungry little crabs may help control coral-eating starfish numbers
Researchers Boost Crucial Fish Industry
National Microplastics Conference to expand plastic pollution solutions
5 Surprising Coral Discoveries
Music To Boost Your Mood
More Information, Faster, With New AI Monitoring Tool
Independents took cities by storm last election. This time, they’ve got regional Australia in their sights
‘A serious wake-up call’: Cyclone Alfred exposes weaknesses in Australia’s vital infrastructure
How cyclones rip apart houses – and how to boost the chance your home stays standing
Tropical Forests Not Keeping Up With Climate Change
Giant Clam Garden Victim Of Severe Weather
The morning after: here’s what to do once Cyclone Alfred has passed
Island nations face uncertain climate change disease risk
Kids Left Behind
Survey To Help Residents Prepare For Next Disaster
How to prepare for a cyclone, according to an expert
The Big Butt Hunt returns to Cairns for Clean Up Australia Day
Life-changing Scholarship Helps Kickstart Careers
Getting to know marine life better thanks to enhanced animal tracking in Queensland
Using Ancient Knowledge To Combat IBD
Flood plume reaches offshore reefs in Great Barrier Reef
New Frog Species Found In North Queensland
New research grants awarded to bolster Defence capability
Humans Outperform AI In Disease Coding Test
Centre To Forge New Path In Mental Health
Siamese fighting fish need more space in pet shops: new behaviour data
SeaSim expansion opens ocean resilience research opportunities
Free R&D Training For Queensland SMEs
Cigarette Butts Combat Heavy Metals
Three researchers receive 2025 Margaret Middleton Fund Award to advance native fauna studies
Looking To Past To Better Predict Coral Bleaching
More services to be available in NT pharmacies as new training launches
Habitat restoration is a long-haul job. Here are 3 groups that have endured
Intestinal Worms Could Hold Key To IBD
Recipients awarded 2025 Early-and Mid-Career Researcher Mobility Grants for outstanding research
Actor David Tennant has an extra toe. Two anatomists explain what’s so fascinating about polydactyly
Half of the fish you eat comes from the Great Barrier Reef’s marine reserves
Big mums make big impact – half of the coral trout caught on Great Barrier Reef are from marine reserves
Rare, almost mythical Australian tree kangaroos can finally be studied, thanks to new tech
New Program To Prevent Falls
Diabetes Success Story Should Be Expanded
Fighting Dementia In Torres Strait
Reef ‘catastrophic’ Heat Wave
Waterfall Chase Poses Dangers
Pearls Of Wisdom For Emergent Oyster Species