James Cook University was estabished in 1970 and is dedicated to creating a brighter future for life in the tropics world-wide, through graduates and discoveries that make a difference.
The original conflict between development and preservation of natural assets is broadening as the risks of climate change become ever more obvious.
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Conflicts over coastal areas have largely been between development and preserving what makes these attractive places to live. Rising sea levels are now complicating our relationship with the coast.
The Great Barrier Reef is bleaching again, in its first back-to-back mass bleaching event.
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The Great Barrier Reef is bleaching again. Without greater action on climate change and water quality, its World Heritage status could be listed as "in danger".
Gumtree Brutalism: the Eddie Koiki Mabo Library (1968), designed by Queensland architect James Birrell, on the James Cook University campus.
Academics are often in the vanguard of the fight to preserve heritage buildings but they are losing the battle on home turf as universities shed their 1960s and 1970s concrete skins.
Mangroves have died along a 1,000km stretch of coastline in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
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Unlike vision or touch, sound is much more difficult to control or avoid; music in particular spills across thresholds and intrudes into situations where it is unwelcome.
Red-billed Teal and Egyptian Geese were identified as the highest risk species for avian influenza transmission in southern Africa.
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Australians are likely to vote for longer parliamentary terms. They want fewer elections and are dissatisfied with politics.
Mosquito control in the Torres Strait can be tough but it provides protection of the mainland from invading exotic mosquitoes.
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A new study shows how Australian authorities are battling the invasive Asian tiger mosquito in Torres Strait, reducing risks of mosquito-borne disease outbreaks.
The mining industry is the largest and perhaps most visible contributor to Australia’s army of long-distance commuters.
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Regions that offer adquate amenities for residents have the best chance of converting long-distance commuters into the sort of new residents who can sustain regional prosperity.
Si vous voulez que vos bonnes résolutions du nouvel an durent plus longtemps que le réveillon, il est nécessaire d'adopter de nouvelles habitudes.
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Plus de sport, moins d’alcool : les bonnes résolutions du Nouvel An sont difficiles à tenir dans la durée. Sauf à s'appliquer, à soi-même, les principes de la thérapie comportementale.
If you want your New Year’s resolutions to last longer than the party, you need to create new habits. But how?
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A new mapping study shows that roads have sliced and diced almost the entire land surface of Earth, leaving huge areas prone to illegal logging, mining and hunting.
You are far more likely to die driving to buy your ticket than you are to actually win first division in the lottery.
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Are giraffes really facing extinction? The decline of these beloved animals - and many others – has been hidden in plain sight as Africa builds ever more roads, railways and cities.
Only about 5% of Australians live in the tropics, but it is not a mysterious or unopened land of limitless untapped potential. The ambition of northern development dates back to the 19th century.
Tony Abbott launched the Green Army program, and remains a big fan.
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The possible axing of the Green Army, which aimed to put thousands to work tending conservation projects, leaves many questions unanswered - the biggest being the reason for the sudden retreat.
Traditional hunting poses no threat to dugongs.
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