Chief scientist Dr. Nerida Wilson from the Western Australian Museum, and her research team will set sail from Fremantle on March 8 aboard the research vessel Falkor to explore for the first time the underwater Ningaloo Canyons, home to countless species and fauna never seen before in the deep sea.
As part of an international study led by The University of Queensland, it has been found that nearly 26% of Earth’s oceans require immediate conservation attention to preserve the marine biodiversity of the planet.
Considering the current changing climate, it has become even more crucial to account for the emissions of greenhouse gases.
Suitable conditions are required by all plants and animals for their survival. Such conditions include an acceptable range of temperatures, a specific amount of light, and access to sources of water, food, and shelter.
Flinders researchers have studied the giant cassowary’s eating, breathing and vocal structures and found a surprising missing link between two vastly different birds thought to be each other’s closest relative, the small flights South American tinamou, and the New Zealand moa.
A record-breaking area of unusually warm water known as ‘the blob’ is thought to have been responsible for the deaths of around one million seabirds. Between the years 2013 and 2016, this patch of water lurke...
Climate is said to be a significant factor when it comes to establishing the growing zone of plant species. Toward the end of the next century, climate change is estimated to cause certain species to spread several dozens of kilometers north of their existing distribution regions, suggest several studies.
The oceans are quickly acidifying with increasing climate change. Now, biologists from the University of Chicago have performed a novel study that reveals that mussels grown in an acidic experimental setting grew smaller shells when compared to those raised in normal environmental levels.
A new program launched by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, is increasing opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to participate in research undertaken in Australia’s vast marine estate.
The University of Portsmouth is aiming to tackle one of the most dangerous types of marine pollution blighting the world’s oceans – ‘ghost fishing’.
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