Massive amounts of plastic bits that are dangerous to aquatic life are washing into the oceans and into even the most pristine waters. But how it all gets there from inland cities has not been fully understood. Now scientists ...
Environment
Oct 11, 2017
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Urgent action is needed to protect marine life, with more than 60 per cent of the world's oceans lacking effective conservation measures, according to new Oxford University study.
Environment
Jul 18, 2017
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Earth's oceans have soaked up about a third of the carbon dioxide added to the atmosphere by humans through use of fossil fuels and other activities. That's good news for those concerned with greenhouse warming, but bad news ...
Environment
Jan 5, 2017
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If you think operating a robot in space is hard, try doing it in the ocean.
Earth Sciences
Dec 1, 2016
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North Atlantic coral populations – key to supporting a variety of sea life – are under threat from climate change, a study suggests.
Environment
Nov 22, 2016
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Federal researchers have just returned from an expedition to study the biodiversity and mechanisms of an unusually rich deep-sea ecosystem off the coast of Hawaii's Big Island.
Environment
Sep 30, 2016
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Ocean warming is affecting humans in direct ways and the impacts are already being felt, including effects on fish stocks and crop yields, more extreme weather events and increased risk from water-borne diseases, according ...
Ecology
Sep 5, 2016
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A unique study by scientists at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) will provide valuable new insights into the concentrations of microplastics in the open ocean from surface to the sea bed.
Environment
Aug 26, 2016
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An underwater expedition along the California coast has revealed for the first time a sunken World War II-era aircraft carrier once used in atomic tests in the Pacific.
Archaeology
Aug 24, 2016
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Ocean acidification may well be helping invasive species of algae, jellyfish, crabs and shellfish to move to new areas of the planet with damaging consequences, according to the findings of a new report.
Environment
Nov 6, 2015
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