Magnetic force pulls baby reef fish back home
Baby reef fish have an internal magnetic 'compass' that directs them home at night, world-first research has revealed.
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Dec 21, 2016
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News tagged with great barrier reef
Record coral kill-off on Great Barrier Reef
A mass bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef this year killed more corals than ever before, scientists said Tuesday, sounding the alarm over the delicate ecosystem.
Environment
Nov 29, 2016
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In graveyard of dead coral in Pacific, hope and life bloom
In a ghost town of dead coral off a remote Pacific island, scientists have found a bit more life.
Environment
Nov 18, 2016
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Fish can be fooled – just like humans
Humans might have more in common with fish than previously thought, a new University of Queensland visual illusion study indicates.
Plants & Animals
Oct 18, 2016
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Coral fish stress out if separated from 'shoal-mates'
Coral fish become stressed and lose weight if they are separated from each other, hampering their chances of survival, an Australian study revealed on Thursday.
Ecology
Sep 22, 2016
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Hiding in plain sight: Navy data reveals the reef behind the Reef
James Cook University, University of Sydney and Queensland University of Technology scientists working with laser data from the Royal Australian Navy have discovered a vast reef behind the familiar Great Barrier Reef.
Environment
Aug 26, 2016
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Caught in the act: first videos of coral bleaching behaviour
Coral researchers have for the first time captured the specific behaviour of a coral as it's bleaching.
Environment
Aug 12, 2016
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Isolated coral reefs far from human activity are not healthier
For the world's coral reefs, the picture keeps getting gloomier. Although it's widely assumed that both local and global factors are contributing to their decline, new research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel ...
Environment
Jul 25, 2016
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Tapping fishers' memories reveals long–lost fishing trends
A new scientific study is reconstructing long-term data on fish catches using fishers' memories to reveal how their rewards have declined over the past 50 years.
Environment
Jun 22, 2016
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May goes down as Earth's hottest on record: NASA
May's temperatures broke global records yet again, as the northern hemisphere finishes its hottest spring on record, statistics released Tuesday by NASA showed.
Environment
Jun 14, 2016
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