The vast ice of Antarctica has long seemed impregnable. But sudden changes are arriving – from shrinking sea ice to melting ice sheets and slowing ocean currents.

A groundbreaking study in the journal Science, has unveiled how deep ocean currents—known as global overturning circulation—play a pivotal role in shaping the diversity and function of microbial life ...

The role involves teaching in ecology and conservation biology, supervising students, and building a productive, externally funded research program.

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

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...

Reporting from the RSV Nuyina, Jesselyn Brown and Joshua Lesicar explain how the SAEF team collects, sorts and preserves seafloor species.

Australia's icebreaker is about to embark on one of its most important missions since coming into service more than three years ago.

Researchers detect algae linked to potentially fatal food poisoning in Hervey Bay prompting calls for more rigorous water testing.

Understanding how ecological, environmental and geographic features influence population genetic patterns provides crucial insights into a species' evolutionary history, as well as their vulnerabilit...

Ciguatera poisoning is the most prevalent non-bacterial seafood illness globally, with an estimated 10,000 to 50,000 human cases reported annually. Wh…

The first chromosome-scale abalone genome assembly is now available, combining various sequencing techniques and bioinformatics tools to provide a high-quality, annotated reference genome for the stud...