International research led by geologists from Curtin University has found that a volcanic province in the Indian Ocean was the world's most continuously active—erupting for 30 million years—fuelled by a constantly moving ...
Earth Sciences
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Understanding the impacts of global warming on phytoplankton- the foundation of marine ecosystems -is critical to predicting changes in future biodiversity, ocean productivity, and ultimately fisheries production.
Earth Sciences
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The research, published today in the journal PLOS One, focused on Chironex fleckeri—a large jellyfish capable of killing a human in under three minutes and considered the most venomous animal in the world.
Ecology
Oct 30, 2020
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Earth's tropics are expanding poleward and that expansion is driven by human-caused changes to the ocean, according to new research.
Earth Sciences
Aug 18, 2020
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As the Bushfire Royal Commission investigates the deadly "Black Summer" and how it could have been prevented, research from the Climate the ARC Center of Excellence for Climate Extremes (CLEX) and Climate Change Research ...
Environment
Jul 29, 2020
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The first comprehensive worldwide assessment of heatwaves down to regional levels has revealed that in nearly every part of the world heatwaves have been increasing in frequency and duration since the 1950s.
Environment
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The first underwater Aboriginal archeological sites have been discovered off northwest Australia dating back thousands of years ago when the current seabed was dry land.
Archaeology
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A new study demonstrates for the first time that dolphins can learn foraging techniques outside the mother-calf bond—showing that they have a similar cultural nature to great apes.
Plants & Animals
Jun 25, 2020
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Scientists from The University of Western Australia have discovered underwater rivers along most of Australia's continental shelf that are unique and do not occur at this scale anywhere else in the world. The research has ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 17, 2020
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A new study by researchers at The University of Western Australia has found deep reefs in Western Australia can be used as a refuge by marine forests from the impacts of ocean warming.
Ecology
Jun 10, 2020
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