Excited to see this out after years of work from many folks in the field and lab. @ben-glass.bsky.social did such a lovely job of doing this work justice! 2023 heatwave was no joke in Bocas.....
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Felicity Kuek
Felicity Kuek
This work explored the effects of an unprecedented marine heatwave on the reef-building coral Siderastrea siderea across four sites (Cristobal Island, Hospital Point, Punta Donato, and STRI Point) on...
After a four-year investigation, a breakthrough study reveals the cause of sea star wasting disease (SSWD). A strain of the bacterium Vibrio pectenicida is the culprit behind the marine epidemic that has killed billions of sea stars since 2013. Read the study: đhttps://tinyurl.com/4rcb3xpf
A new investigation from The Conversation and @retractionwatch.com sheds light on a troubling phenomenon: Fake research papers are contaminating scientific literature at an alarming rate, with hundreds of thousands of bogus studies circulating.
#ClimateChange and #CycloneAlfred. Itâs not quite as simple as âhotter climate = more cyclonesâ but that doesnât mean #globalheating didnât affect weather systems like TC Alfred. So, what does the science say, and what will this mean for cyclones in the future? @matildaboseley.bsky.social explains
âThe next 24 hours will be criticalâ: flooding to second-storey level possible as torrential rain soaks Queensland
A new paper published today in @bio-protocol.bsky.social presents a protocol for isolating High Molecular Weight DNA from fungi.
Lead author @greymj.bsky.social collaborated with researchers at @rothamsted.bsky.social to modify protocols from two commercial extraction kits.
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Townsville warned of âvery serious and dangerous eventâ, with flooding likely to continue into middle of next week for stateâs north
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Australia tried to influence other countries and Unesco to keep Great Barrier Reef off in-danger list. Story by @readfearn.bsky.social
Townsville floods âblack zoneâ urged to evacuate as parts of north Queensland hit with 600mm of rain in 24 hours
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NOAA Fisheries published a 'final rule' on December 17, 2024 to change the status of the magnificent Caribbean pillar coral (Dendrogyra cylindrus) - from "threatened" to "endangered".
The rule was halted by President Trump's January 20th memorandum, entitled âRegulatory Freeze Pending Review.â
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Exclusive: Documents seen by Guardian Australia show a sustained strategy approved by environment minister Tanya Plibersek