Plastic trash—the new threat for coral reefs worldwide
Coral reefs are not getting a break. On top of climate change and bleaching, now tonnes of plastic trash are making them sick.
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Past sea level changes may provide clues for the future
Sea level variations on the Great Barrier Reef linked to global temperature changes thousands of years ago may help predict future changes, a new University of Queensland study has revealed.
Environment
Feb 28, 2018
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Scientists, wildlife DJ, hip-hop archivists create 'BeastBox'
Musicians have long drawn inspiration from nature, but a new online game is taking that connection one step further. "Beastbox" takes sound clips from real wild animals, transforms them into loops, and allows users to mix ...
Other
Feb 26, 2018
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Study exposes misperception of poaching on the GBR and its remedy
New research has revealed the tiny minority of fishers who poach on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) think the illegal practice is justified, because they believe "everyone else is doing it."
Ecology
Feb 20, 2018
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Identifying super corals through DNA analysis
A Ph.D. student from EPFL will spend three months in New Caledonia for a research project supported by the International Coral Reef Initiative. He will share his experience on the EPFL Out There blog.
Environment
Feb 20, 2018
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Shellfish reefs: Australia's untold environmental disaster
Virtually all of Australia's shellfish reefs have disappeared, making them the country's most threatened ocean ecosystem, scientists said Thursday, calling for more investment to rescue the important marine habitats.
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Feb 15, 2018
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Australia tourism industry under climate change threat: study
Australia's multi-billion dollar tourism industry is under increasing threat from climate change with some of the nation's top natural wonders in the firing line as temperatures and sea levels rise, a study warned Thursday.
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Feb 8, 2018
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Coral reefs in hot water as warming events slow recovery
As the world's oceans heat up with climate change, coral reefs are increasingly under threat. Bleaching events—defense mechanisms against high temperatures that turn corals white—have become more frequent.
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Feb 1, 2018
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$60 million to save the Great Barrier Reef is a drop in the ocean, but we have to try
The Great Barrier Reef has never faced such a dire future. Amid increasingly doom-laden headlines, the federal government this week unveiled a recovery package aimed at securing the reef's prospects. The question is whether ...
Environment
Jan 24, 2018
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The moral value of wilderness
Let us imagine that humanity has almost died out and only a few people remain. Out of resentment or despair, the survivors cater to their destructive urges by destroying as much of the natural world as they can. They poison ...
Environment
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