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Dive in: why marine science is an exciting field to work in

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16 August 2024

For National Science Week we put some of our awesome scientists who are near the beginning of their career, under a microscope to discover what they love about science and what inspired them to work in marine science.

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High coral cover amid intense heatwaves and bleaching? Here's how both can be true on the Great Barrier Reef

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07 August 2024

Has this summer’s bleaching killed many corals on the Barrier Reef – or will they recover? The answer is – we don’t know yet.

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New report on Great Barrier Reef shows coral cover increases before onset of serious bleaching, cyclones

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07 August 2024

Coral cover has increased in all three regions on the Great Barrier Reef and is at regional highs in two of the three regions. But the results come with a note of caution.

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Latest Great Barrier Reef water quality Scientific Consensus Statement released

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01 August 2024

The most comprehensive and rigorous review about the effects of land-based activities on Great Barrier Reef water quality and ecosystem condition has been released today: the 2022 Scientific Consensus Statement.

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AIMS@JCU Bette Willis Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Reef Connectivity

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James Cook University (JCU) and the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) are leaders in tropical marine studies in Australia and the world.

AIMS@JCU David McKinnon Postdoctoral Fellowship in Modelling Coastal Dynamics

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As an AIMS@JCU Postdoctoral Fellow, you will be an active member of the AIMS Oceanography and Coastal Processes and JCU Geomorphology research teams

AIMS@JCU Janice Lough Postdoctoral Fellowship – Reef Responses to Environmental Change

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AIMS@JCU is a jointly funded Strategic Alliance between two global leaders in tropical marine science - the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) and James Cook University (JCU).

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Fish chomper stoppers could help baby corals rehabilitate reefs

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18 July 2024

Scientists have designed special cradles for baby corals that help prevent fish from eating them alive.

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