Researchers propose new method for calculating values of ecosystem services
Researchers propose that governments apply a new method for calculating the benefits that arise from conserving biodiversity and nature for future generations.
Researchers propose that governments apply a new method for calculating the benefits that arise from conserving biodiversity and nature for future generations.
Ecology
Mar 7, 2024
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A new study provides insights into the role of microbes and their interaction as drivers of interspecific differences in coral thermal bleaching. The study was published in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
Ecology
Mar 6, 2024
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The sinking of a bulk carrier off Yemen after a Huthi missile attack poses grave environmental risks as thousands of tonnes of fertilizer threaten to spill into the Red Sea, officials and experts warn.
Environment
Mar 5, 2024
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Last year, the International Olympic Committee announced that the South Pacific island of Tahiti will host the two-day surfing competition for the 2024 Paris Summer Games. The site in question, Teahupo'o, is revered among ...
Environment
Mar 5, 2024
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The United Nations Environment Assembly this week considered a resolution on solar radiation modification, which refers to controversial technologies intended to mask the heating effect of greenhouse gases by reflecting some ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 1, 2024
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Using technology akin to a "fitbit" for sharks, a team of researchers has tagged and tracked whale sharks to study the effects of tourism at Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia for the first time. In a resounding endorsement ...
Ecology
Feb 29, 2024
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Scientists have produced the first detailed estimates of how much sediment is transported onto the shores of coral reef islands, and how that might enable them to withstand the future threats posed by climate change.
Earth Sciences
Feb 28, 2024
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As ocean temperatures continue to warm over the Great Barrier Reef this summer, James Cook University scientists have reported areas of moderate to severe coral bleaching around the Keppel Islands offshore from Rockhampton.
Plants & Animals
Feb 23, 2024
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Hawksbill turtles are critically endangered, they are found in every ocean and are the most tropical of sea turtles. Adult hawksbills have long been considered to have a close association with shallow (less than 15 meters ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 22, 2024
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Seas surrounding Australia this month hit an alarming level of warming. It comes on the back of serious marine heat waves in the Northern Hemisphere summer.
Evolution
Feb 22, 2024
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