Lau et al. examine multi-species genetic patterns of Southern Ocean benthic biodiversity to identify genetic hotspot areas for priority conservation.

Lau et al. uncover how millennial-scale overexploitation and societal shifts drove the collapse of historically extensive oyster reefs along >750 km of southern China’s coast by the 20th century, high...

New research shows that maintaining and adopting proposed marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Southern Ocean could almost double the protection of genetic hotspots from 28% to ~54%.  For the first ti...

Major threats to marine species and ecosystems include overfishing, invasive species, pollution and climate change. The changing climate not only imposes direct threats through the impacts of severe ....

YouTube video by SAEF - Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future

YouTube video by SAEF - Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future

James Cook University (JCU) is creating a brighter future for life in the Tropics and beyond, through education and research that makes a difference locally and globally.  We now have an opportunity a...

Did the enormous West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapse the last time global temperatures were 1.5°C above preindustrial levels? The answer lay in the DNA of an octopus.

Genetic analyses of a type of octopus found around Antarctica show that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapsed during the last interglacial period.

Genetic analyses of a type of octopus found around Antarctica show that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapsed during the last interglacial period.