Search results for seagrass

Environment Dec 15, 2022

Spotting plastic waste from space and counting the fish in the seas: here's how AI can help protect the oceans

You've seen the art AI image generators can create, and you may have played with natural language AI chatbots. You've benefited from artificial intelligence tools recommending you music and suggesting your next streaming ...

Ecology Dec 14, 2022

Are you heading to Florida's Gulf Coast? Beware of red tide affecting several spots

A bloom of the toxic algae known as red tide continued to plague parts of Southwest Florida's coastline over the past week with fish kills and respiratory irritation.

Ecology Dec 12, 2022

Tidal restoration to coastal wetlands reduces greenhouse emissions, study finds

Restoring tidal flow to enclosed freshwater wetlands is key to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and helping reach Australia's carbon reduction targets a Griffith-led study found. Published in Restoration Ecology, the study ...

Plants & Animals Dec 9, 2022

Sea cows, abalone, pillar coral now threatened with extinction

Dugongs—large herbivorous marine mammals commonly known as "sea cows"—are now threatened with extinction, according to an official list updated Friday.

Earth Sciences Dec 8, 2022

Repairing gullies: The quickest way to improve Great Barrier Reef water quality

Back-to-back bleaching events have highlighted the critical threat that climate change poses to the Great Barrier Reef. But few people are aware of the network of gullies pumping out about half the sediment that is polluting ...

Economics & Business Dec 7, 2022

Jailing Indonesians for shark finning in Australian waters doesn't solve the real driver—poverty

Last week, four Indonesian fishermen were convicted for taking shark fins and poaching fish in Australian waters. The four men were spotted off remote Niiwalarra/Sir Graham Moore island in the Kimberley region of Western ...

Environment Nov 29, 2022

To fight the climate crisis, we need to stop expanding offshore drilling for oil and gas

Environmental disaster struck the shores of Peru on Jan. 15, 2022, when Spanish energy company Repsol spilled 12,000 barrels of crude oil into the Bay of Lima after its tanker ruptured. The spill endangered 180,000 birds ...

Ecology Nov 29, 2022

We all know the Great Barrier Reef is in danger, and the UN has just confirmed it again

You might be forgiven for thinking it's Groundhog Day reading headlines about the Great Barrier Reef potentially being listed on the World Heritage "in danger" list. After all, there have been similar calls in 2012, 2013, ...

Biotechnology Nov 29, 2022

Bioreactor keeps cell culture conditions under control

A cell-culturing technique developed by KAUST scientists helps to create biological conditions that more closely mirror physiological environments compared to standard protocols used in most laboratories today.

Ecology Nov 29, 2022

Mangroves: Environmental guardians of our coastline

They are the salt-tolerant shrubs that thrive in the toughest of conditions, but according to new UniSA research, mangroves are also avid coastal protectors, capable of surviving in heavy metal contaminated environments.

page 35 from 40