A simple 19th-century tool is still useful to ocean scientists in the age of satellites, new research shows. The research is published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science.
Environment
Mar 14, 2023
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As millions of tons a year of microplastic waste mounts in marine environments, Flinders University scientists warn the ramifications to wildlife, food webs and human health are still little understood.
Environment
Mar 7, 2023
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Fact-checking is an important tool in the fight against online disinformation that can have serious implications for individuals and society by influencing elections, conflict and health. However, according to a survey conducted ...
Social Sciences
Feb 27, 2023
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The history of life on Earth has been punctuated by several mass extinctions, the greatest of these being the Permian-Triassic extinction event, also known as the Great Dying, which occurred 252 million years ago. While scientists ...
Ecology
Feb 24, 2023
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On the largest scales, the universe is ordered into a web-like pattern: galaxies are pulled together into clusters, which are connected by filaments and separated by voids. These clusters and filaments contain dark matter, ...
Astronomy
Feb 20, 2023
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ICRAR researchers have discovered tantalizing evidence of magnetic fields in the universe's largest cosmic structures.
Astronomy
Feb 16, 2023
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A study led by the University of Maine captured how entire rockweed beds recover from harvest, and the practice has a smaller impact than previously thought.
Ecology
Feb 16, 2023
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Protected marine areas are one of the essential tools for the conservation of natural resources affected by human impact—mainly fishing—but are they enough to recover the functioning of these systems?
Ecology
Feb 8, 2023
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Spider courtship boasts some of the most charismatic and strategic rituals in the animal kingdom: bondage worthy of the bedroom, percussive performances worthy of the drumline, silent sounds worthy of tradecraft. Still, arachnologists ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 7, 2023
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A national research group led by researchers at the University of Manitoba has shown that polar bears share the position of top predator of the coastal Arctic marine ecosystem with seastars.
Plants & Animals
Jan 9, 2023
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