Australia's spectacular Great Barrier Reef is suffering "mass bleaching" as corals lose their colour under the stress of warmer seas, authorities said Friday, in a blow widely blamed on climate change.
Ecology
Mar 25, 2022
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Recent disasters such as the Black Summer bushfires and the Juukan Gorge destruction highlighted the need to put Indigenous people at the center of decision-making about Australia's natural places. But what's the right way ...
Ecology
Jul 20, 2021
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A giant skull with something akin to tweezers for a mouth washed ashore in New Jersey, igniting a social media debate over what it might be—and more importantly—what killed it.
Ecology
Jun 3, 2021
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A world first study within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park has found limited fishing zones (yellow zones) are still important conservation and fisheries management tools when paired with no-fishing zones.
Ecology
May 3, 2021
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Two weeks ago, I found myself hitting the water on Norfolk Island, complete with a survey reel, slate and camera.
Plants & Animals
Mar 15, 2021
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In the town of Brignoles in southeast France, 40 tonnes of human hair are stacked in a warehouse—discarded locks sent in from salons far and wide under an innovative recycling scheme.
Environment
Sep 23, 2020
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Generators hum loudly in the background as a tour boat bobs past a towering vessel filled with ship fuel, anchored in Algoa Bay, a stone's throw away from the world's largest breeding colony of African penguins.
Plants & Animals
Aug 17, 2020
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Architects and marine scientists at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have jointly developed a novel method for coral restoration making use of specially designed 3-D printed artificial 'reef tiles' for attachment by corals ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 6, 2020
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Researchers from The University of Western Australia have found an area of tropical ocean protected under law is a hotspot for iconic marine life but does not provide enough defence from human activities.
Ecology
Jul 1, 2020
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A lack of habitat protection is hindering our ability to manage the conservation of endangered open-ocean sharks in Australian waters, according to new research by The University of Western Australia.
Plants & Animals
Dec 3, 2019
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