Researchers have discovered a handful of 'bright spots' among the world's embattled coral reefs, offering the promise of a radical new approach to conservation.
Environment
Jun 15, 2016
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Scientists have discovered that corals adapted to naturally high temperatures, such as those off the north west coast of Australia, are nonetheless highly susceptible to heat stress and bleaching.
Environment
Dec 2, 2015
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Coral researchers are remobilising to conduct aerial and underwater surveys along the Great Barrier Reef and elsewhere in Australia as coral bleaching reappears for the second year in a row. The decision coincides with the ...
Environment
Mar 15, 2017
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Scientists have confirmed the largest die-off of corals ever recorded on Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
Environment
Nov 28, 2016
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Next time you successfully fight off a nasty infection, give thanks to the Great Barrier Reef. A dramatic discovery by an Australian team of scientists has revealed that the ability of humans to resist bacterial diseases ...
Biotechnology
Jul 1, 2013
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(Phys.org) -- Giant currents that traverse the world’s oceans may not be as stable as previously thought after researchers found a branch of one of these global currents was powered and steered entirely by eddies, one ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 6, 2012
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Death is only one possible outcome from coral bleaching caused by rising sea temperatures due to global warming. Australian scientists report that many surviving corals affected by mass bleaching from high sea temperatures ...
Environment
Jun 20, 2016
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Marine scientists are calling for a re-think of how marine protected areas (MPAs) are planned and coordinated, following a global assessment of the conservation of tropical corals and fishes.
Environment
Jan 12, 2016
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An international team of researchers has mapped Nemo's genome, providing the research community with an invaluable resource to decode the response of fish to environmental changes, including climate change.
Ecology
Sep 11, 2018
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Why offspring cope better with climate change - it's all in the genes!
Environment
Jul 20, 2015
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