Loss of habitat and human activities such as fishing and shipping pose a grave threat to wildlife but diseases driven by the smallest organisms in the ocean are a less understood side of marine conservation.
Ecology
Aug 22, 2023
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With marine heat waves of varying severity identified in Australian waters over the summer, a new study of a remote coral reef in the north-west has found that they can recover from bleaching events caused by heat waves, ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 5, 2024
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We now know more about the diet of a prehistoric creature that grew up to two and a half meters long and lived in Australian waters during the time of the dinosaurs, thanks to the power of X-rays and a team of scientists ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Apr 19, 2023
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A University of Queensland–led study has shown that expanding global seaweed farming could go a long way to addressing the planet's food security, biodiversity loss and climate change challenges.
Ecology
Jan 26, 2023
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Researchers at The University of Queensland have pioneered a simple, fast and effective technique to remove PFAS chemicals from water.
Polymers
Jan 19, 2023
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Australian scientists are trying to grow plants on the moon by 2025 in a new mission unveiled Friday that they said could help pave the way for a future colony.
Space Exploration
Oct 7, 2022
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A team of Australian and German researchers has discovered a novel pathway that plants can use to save water and improve their drought tolerance.
Plants & Animals
Mar 29, 2021
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Fish populations around the world are at risk due to growing levels of pharmaceutical contamination in waterways, according to an international team of researchers from Monash University, the University of Western Australia ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 10, 2021
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Jellyfish could replace fish and chips on a new sustainable takeaway menu to help keep threatened species off the plate.
Plants & Animals
Sep 21, 2020
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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
Jul 1, 2020
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