Research conducted by marine biologists from the University of Sydney has found juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish can withstand tremendous heat waves well above levels that kill coral. These starfish then develop into carnivorous ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 18, 2023
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Hong Kong on Friday added two major shark families to a list of endangered animals whose trade in the city will be tightly controlled under CITES regulations.
Plants & Animals
Oct 13, 2023
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The Red Sea's spectacular coral reefs face a new threat, marine biologists warn—the mass death of sea urchins that may be caused by a mystery disease.
Plants & Animals
Sep 24, 2023
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The goliath grouper, a colossus of a fish that can weigh up to 360 kilograms (nearly 800 pounds), is the delight of divers in Florida, though scientists warn their numbers are down since the US state allowed fishing of the ...
Ecology
Sep 17, 2023
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Woodside Energy this week announced it would start seismic testing for its Scarborough gas project off Australia's west coast, before reversing the decision in the face of a legal challenge from Traditional Owners.
Plants & Animals
Sep 9, 2023
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A team of environmental and marine biologists from Liverpool John Moores University and the Natural History Museum, both in the U.K., has found that studying sea sponge tissue can reveal the nature of the fish community living ...
A trio of ecologists and marine biologists at the University of California has found that coyotes are a more consistent consumer of marine fauna in intertidal habitats along California's shores than previously thought. In ...
A University of South Florida geoscientist led an international team of researchers to create a new method that can reconstruct the drift path and origin of debris from flight MH370, an aircraft that went missing over the ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 23, 2023
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Phytoplankton determine how much life the ocean is able to support and play a role in controlling atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations, thereby regulating our climate. These tiny marine plants depend on sunlight as well ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 16, 2023
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Underwater reefs teeming with marine life have been found in the waters off Wellington's south coast and the Kāpiti Coast.
Ecology
Aug 10, 2023
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