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Archive for September 21st, 2018
Fat solves 558-million-year science puzzle
A student scientist has found fat in ancient fossils, solving a 558-million-year-old riddle and ending a global paleontology feud over the creature’s origins. September 21, 2018 A piece of fat has helped solve a 558-million-year-old riddle and looks set to shoot a university student to scientific stardom. When Professor Jochen Brocks received a call from […]
Wetlands near Adani port to be monitored
Wetlands opposite Adani’s Abbot Point coal port will be monitored by the Queensland government following successful court action by the miner. September 21, 2018 The Queensland government will begin environmental monitoring of nationally important wetlands near Adani’s Abbot Point coal port. The decision on Friday follows the state Department of Environment and Science’s withdrawal of […]
Qld to set drum lines after shark attacks
The Queensland government will enact shark control measures in the Whitsunday Islands after two tourists were attacked in separate incidents within 12 hours. September 21, 2018 The charter company whose yachts two shark attack victims were staying on in north Queensland is warning its customers to stay out of the water. Two tourists have been seriously […]
Rogue shark unlikely cause of Qld attacks
Shark experts say it’s unlikely a rogue shark is responsible for the two attacks in less than 24 hours in Queensland’s Whitsunday Islands. September 21, 2018 The likelihood one rogue shark is responsible for two attacks in less than 24 hours in Queensland’s Whitsunday Islands is almost nil, shark experts say. Marine Biologist Blake Chapman […]
Tourists critical after two shark attacks
Two tourists bitten by sharks in separate incidents less than 24-hours apart at a popular north Queensland tourist destination remain in a critical condition. September 21, 2019 Two tourists remain in a critical condition following two shark attacks in less than 24 hours at the same north Queensland harbour in the Whitsunday Islands. A 12-year-old girl, who was holidaying […]
Rogue shark unlikely cause of Qld attacks
Shark experts say it’s unlikely a rogue shark is responsible for the two attacks in less than 24 hours in Queensland’s Whitsunday Islands. September 21, 2018 The likelihood one rogue shark is responsible for two attacks in less than 24 hours in Queensland’s Whitsunday Islands is almost nil, shark experts say. Marine Biologist Blake Chapman […]