Australia insisted it was committed to protecting the Great Barrier Reef on Saturday after the UN warned that the natural wonder's world heritage status could be in downgraded in 2014.

Space & Earth - Environment

May 05, 2013 4 / 5 (4) 3

(Phys.org) —The world's salt marshes could hold the key to predicting future sea levels after scientists used them to pinpoint when recent rises began.

Space & Earth - Environment

May 06, 2013 4.3 / 5 (3) 0

Researchers from the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) conducted an airborne electromagnetic survey by helicopter in Watari-cho and Yamamoto-cho of Watari-gun in Miyagi ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

May 09, 2013 4.5 / 5 (2) 0

Will we soon be forced to eat jellyfish? Since the beginning of the 2000s, these gelatinous creatures have invaded many of the world's seas, like the Japan Sea, the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, etc. ...

Biology - Ecology

May 06, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 1

Scientists at Heriot-Watt have helped conservationists trying to protect rare natural habitats but challenged to know how well they're doing when there's no-where else to compare it to.

Biology - Ecology

May 08, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

As recreational boaters gear up for a summer of fun on coastal waters and the Great Lakes, NOAA is testing MyNOAACharts, a new mobile application that allows users to download NOAA nautical charts and editions ...

Space & Earth - Environment

May 21, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 1