Australia said it was pushing for a ban Thursday of any commercial use of a pioneering technique to reduce the impacts of climate change by "fertilising" the world's oceans with iron, warning of significant ...

Space & Earth - Environment

May 16, 2013 5 / 5 (3) 1

Protection of marine areas from fishing increases density and biomass of fish and invertebrates (such as lobster and scallops) finds a systematic review published in BioMed Central's open access journal Environmental Evidence. The su ...

Biology - Ecology

Feb 27, 2013 not rated yet 0

Seafarers are being encouraged to take part in a unique global study, using a mobile phone app to record the effects of climate change.

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Feb 22, 2013 3.7 / 5 (3) 0

As fish get smaller under Man's environmental impact, they become more exposed to predators, which means a crucial food source will become more endangered than thought, scientists said on Wednesday.

Biology - Ecology

Jan 30, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org)—Due to continuing high demand, depletion of non-renewable resources and increasing concerns about climate change, fossil fuel-derived transportation fuels face constant challenges from both a ...

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Jan 08, 2013 4.5 / 5 (2) 0

(Phys.org)—Research by scientists at the University of Bath is being used to help inform new EU legislation on levels of underwater noise, with the aim of reducing the impact of noise pollution on marine wildlife.

Biology - Ecology

Dec 11, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

Rising acidity is eating away the shells of tiny snails, known as "sea butterflies", that live in the seas around Antarctica, leaving them vulnerable to predators and disease, scientists said Sunday.

Space & Earth - Environment

Nov 25, 2012 2.8 / 5 (10) 6

Diatoms, tiny marine life forms that have been around since the dinosaurs, could finally make biofuel production from algae truly cost-effective – because they can simultaneously produce other valuable products such as ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Sep 17, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

A new study by Tiina Tuovinen, from the University of Eastern Finland, and her colleagues casts doubt over the validity of models used to assess the impact of radiation on human health. Their work is published online in Springer's ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Jul 31, 2012 4.3 / 5 (3) 0 |

Research by Flinders oceanographer Associate Professor Jochen Kaempf has shed new light on the movement of nutrient-rich water generated in coastal canyons, a process which makes a fundamental contribution ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Jun 26, 2012 4 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org) -- Phytoplankton blooms unexpectedly occurring under Arctic sea ice are an indication of how climate change is affecting the Arctic ecosystem, says a study published in the June 8 issue of Science.

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Jun 12, 2012 4 / 5 (12) 11

Scientists have revealed a key cog in the biochemical machinery that allows marine algae at the base of the oceanic food chain to thrive. They have discovered a previously unknown protein in algae that grabs an essential ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

May 31, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 3 |

An international team of researchers has now sequenced nearly the entire genetic material of the sea louse. On 1 March the Institute of Marine Research gave the world open access to this research source, which ...

Biology - Biotechnology

May 29, 2012 not rated yet 0

Like whales, sea lions are contributing to marine ecosystems in the most fundamental way possible, research by a Flinders graduate has found.

Biology - Ecology

May 15, 2012 4.5 / 5 (2) 0

A new study has found that each step of the marine food chain is clearly controlled by the trophic level below it – and the driving factor influencing that relationship is not the abundance of prey, but ...

Biology - Ecology

May 02, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 0 |