Are oceans the key to combating climate change?
By Maria Armoudian & Simon Thrush Oceans have already slowed the rate of global warming for decades, but unless we shift our approach to focus on them we will lose that capacity to solve the planetary overheating problem. As often happens with big meetings of...
How is human-driven noise affecting whale migration patterns?
By Stuart Johnston & Kevin Painter Mathematical modelling reveals that human-driven noise in our oceans is affecting marine life, particularly whales, confusing their annual migrations. The long-distance migrations performed by groups of animals offer some of the...
How dangerous are humans to sharks?
By Rob Day & Terry Walker A new approach estimates the risks that fishing and climate change pose to any shark species in Australia, and potentially worldwide. Southern Australia has many species of sharks and their relatives. Very few of these species pose any...
Is time running out for our coral reefs?
By Christopher Cornwall, Chris Perry, Guillermo Diaz-Pulido, Steeve Comeau & Verena Schoepf New research is suggesting the outlook for coral reefs remains grim unless we cut emissions fast. The twin stress factors of ocean warming and acidification increasingly...
Why is marine life fleeing the equator?
By Anthony Richardson, Chhaya Chaudhary, David Schoeman & Mark John Costello Marine life is fleeing the equator to cooler waters. History tells us this could trigger a mass extinction event. The tropical water at the equator is renowned for having the richest...
Is the Pacific Ocean under threat?
By Jodie L. Rummer, Bridie JM Allan, Charitha Pattiaratchi, Ian A. Bouyoucos, Irfan Yulianto & Mirjam van der Mheen It might be the world’s biggest ocean, but the mighty Pacific is in peril. The Pacific Ocean is the deepest, largest ocean on Earth, covering about...
Is heat from climate change alone causing coral bleaching? Or is there something more?
By Joanne Ellis Climate change is causing increased large-scale coral bleaching. That’s because when water is too warm, corals expel the algae living in their tissues, causing the coral to turn completely white. If high temperatures persist, then the absence of these...
Is deep sea mining bad for the environment? 🔊
The search for minerals is leading some corporations to begin mining the ocean floor, but scientists warn that this could devastate fragile ecosystems that will have repercussions that we still don’t understand. What is going on in the deep sea? What precautions...
Safeguarding our ocean ecosystems from tipping points
Interview with Professor Simon Thrush (head of the Institute of Marine Science, University of Auckland) Your research focuses on ecosystem tipping points. What are they? A tipping point is a sudden, abrupt, often dramatic change in the way that a natural...Subscribe by Email
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