Buried beneath the oceans surrounding continents is a naturally occurring frozen form of methane and water. Sometimes dubbed "fire-ice" as you can literally set light to it, marine methane hydrate can melt as the climate ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 11, 2023
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New research has shown that fire-ice—frozen methane which is trapped as a solid under our oceans—is vulnerable to melting due to climate change and could be released into the sea.
Earth Sciences
Dec 6, 2023
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Conservation experts have provided vital recommendations to help protect a globally significant UNESCO World Heritage Site in India.
Ecology
Sep 28, 2023
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Astronomers have found a striking link between the amount of dust surrounding a supermassive black hole and the strength of the radio emission produced in extremely bright galaxies.
Astronomy
Sep 25, 2023
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Climate experts project a decline in the frequency of future tropical storms but an increase in their strength across the Ganges and Mekong basins allowing for better future planning.
Earth Sciences
Sep 12, 2023
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Coral reefs in one part of the Pacific Ocean have likely adjusted to higher ocean temperatures which could reduce future bleaching impacts of climate change, new research reveals.
Evolution
Aug 22, 2023
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Conservation scientists from the University of Newcastle are using heat-detecting drones to capture data on koala populations in Port Stephens LGA.
Plants & Animals
Aug 10, 2023
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Marine conservation experts have revealed the extent of marine megafauna catch by small-scale fisheries, in Thailand for the first time.
Ecology
Aug 4, 2023
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Gravity-based structures may offer a porpoise and dolphin-friendly construction alternative to traditional pile-driven wind turbine foundations, new research suggests.
Ecology
Jun 19, 2023
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Newcastle University researchers used insights gained from the study of ultracold atomic Bose Einstein condensates to analyze the behavior of fuzzy dark matter, a new model for cosmological dark matter that has recently drawn ...
Astronomy
Jun 8, 2023
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