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How Eddies Help to Determine ITF Currents

Water from the Pacific Ocean moves into the Indian Ocean via the Indonesia Archipelago Seas, thanks to the Indonesian Throughflow (ITF), a large network of currents.

12 Jun 2023

Carbon Sequestration by Whales Makes a Minimal Impact on Climate Change

Do whales increase the removal of carbon from the atmosphere? Despite some hope that this would be the case, a new study led by Griffith University and a team of global researchers has found the amount of potential carbon capture by whales is too little to meaningfully alter the course of climate change.

12 Jun 2023

Carbon Sequestration by Whales Makes a Minimal Impact on Climate Change

Do whales increase the removal of carbon from the atmosphere?

6 Jun 2023

Assessing the Functional Recovery of a Marine Macroalgal Forest

Researchers reveal that attempts to restore the basic blocks of marine ecosystems are paying off, with macroalgae that supply food and shelter for other species coming back after a decade of growth in a Mediterranean Sea underwater seaweed forest.

5 Jun 2023

Warming Climate Could Flip Mixotrophic Microbes from Carbon Sinks to Carbon Emitters

New research finds that a warming climate could flip globally abundant microbial communities from carbon sinks to carbon emitters, potentially triggering climate change tipping points

2 Jun 2023

Bioplastics Based on Cane Sugar Also Negatively Impact Biological Life

Plastic made from cane sugar also threatens the environment. Researchers from the University of Gothenburg have found that perch change their behaviour when exposed to so-called bioplastic.

2 Jun 2023

Transforming Plants Into Key Drivers of Decarbonization

Nature-based solutions are an effective tool to combat climate change triggered by rising carbon emissions, whether it's by clearing the skies with bio-based aviation fuels or boosting natural carbon sinks

2 Jun 2023

More People Die From Wildfire Smoke Than From the Fires, Says Expert

Smoke from wildfires in Western Canada has drifted across the border and is prompting air quality alerts across multiple U.S. states this week and into the Memorial Day weekend.

26 May 2023

Novel Tool for Deeper Understanding of Forest Change

Every second, the planet loses a stretch of forest equivalent to a football field due to logging, fires, insect infestation, disease, wind, drought, and other factors.

19 May 2023

New Research Offers Valuable New Insights to Help Conserve a Migratory Bird Species

Current conservation practices likely won’t do enough to save the black tern, a migratory bird species that nests in the northern U.S. and southern Canada, from disappearing.

15 May 2023