Recent news in Science and Engineering

Visualising threats to North’s native species
Wed, 24 Jun 2020
A new data portal from James Cook University will allow free access to information on more than 1400 rare, threatened and other plants and animals of conservation concern found in northern Australia.

Neural-inspired computers may solve growing problem
Fri, 5 Jun 2020
A study led by a James Cook University scientist shows computer chips based on biological brains may be the solution to a looming bottleneck in computing speed.

Big vegetarians of the reef drive fish evolution
Mon, 1 Jun 2020
A new study reveals the diets of reef fish dictate how fast different species evolve. The breakthrough adds another piece to the fascinating evolutionary puzzle of coral reefs and the fishes that live on them.

Aquaculture industry set to be a boon for North’s economy
Fri, 29 May 2020
Northern Australian aquaculture is set to increase its production five-fold to exceed $1.34 billion in value and produce more than five times its current volume of fish, prawns and other seafood products within the next decade – according to a new Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) report published today.

Iconic Shark Bay at high risk from climate change
Thu, 28 May 2020
An innovative new assessment process shows the iconic Shark Bay World Heritage property in Western Australia is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

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