An international team of scientists has found leaving more big fish in the sea reduces the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) released into the Earth's atmosphere.
Environment
Oct 28, 2020
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Marine protected areas, or MPAs as they're more commonly called, are very simple. Areas of the sea are set aside where certain activities—usually fishing—are banned or restricted. Ideally, these MPAs might be placed around ...
Ecology
Oct 27, 2020
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Australia's devastating 2019-2020 bushfires were "clearly" fuelled by climate change, a government inquiry reported Tuesday following some of the largest forest fires ever recorded worldwide.
Environment
Aug 25, 2020
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A pilot study of one of Australia's most elusive creatures, the platypus, has revealed they are living in unlikely, urban locations in Sydney.
Ecology
Aug 7, 2020
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Research has developed the first national snapshot of disaster resilience to help governments, local organizations and emergency services improve their communities' resilience to natural hazards.
Environment
Jul 29, 2020
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The lack of human activity during lockdown caused human-linked vibrations in the Earth to drop by an average of 50% between March and May 2020.
Earth Sciences
Jul 23, 2020
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For half a millennium, people have tried to enhance human vision by technical means. While the human eye is capable of recognizing features over a wide range of size, it reaches its limits when peering at objects over giant ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 26, 2020
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Russian investigators on Wednesday detained three staff of a power plant over a huge fuel spill in the Arctic, as response teams warned a full clean-up would take years.
Environment
Jun 10, 2020
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The Felixer, an autonomous device that can target and cull feral cats in the wild, could be key in rebuilding Australia's decimated native animal populations.
Ecology
May 27, 2020
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Water quality and trophic state evaluation of inland waters is important, as they are crucial water resources for drinking, industrial and agricultural use. Secchi disk depth (SD) is usually adopted as a reliable proxy for ...
Environment
Apr 27, 2020
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