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WHOI Launches Campaign to Raise Awareness About Strategies and Solutions for Coral Reef Crisis

Coral reefs play a vital role in sustaining the health of our ocean and our planet, but they are dying at an alarming rate and about half have disappeared, just in our lifetimes.

27 May 2022

How People Can Help to Tackle Climate Change

According to scientists, handling the climate crisis can only be made possible by “placing people at the heart of climate action.”

27 May 2022

Monitoring the Soundscapes of Coral Reefs Helps Track Their Health Around the World

A healthy coral reef seems to be loud. Similar to a busy city, the infrastructure results in more organisms and activity, and also more background noise.

26 May 2022

3D Printed Artificial Reef: Next-Generation Artificial Habitats to Support Ecosystems

Coral reef ecosystems face several global threats, including climate change and increased urbanization in coastal regions. However, a team from Bar- Ilan University, Israel, has developed a 3D printing method that could ...

26 May 2022

Graforce Presents Plasma Electrolysers for Hydrogen from Methane and Wastewater on IFAT 2022 Fair

Green hydrogen is key to achieving a circular economy. Graforce has developed a plasma electrolysis technology that can produce hydrogen from residual materials – with significantly lower manufacturing costs and higher yields.

From Graforce GmbH 25 May 2022

New Computer Simulations to Predict the Movement of Different Moth Species in a Changing Climate

Moths battling to shift north to adapt to climate change in the United Kingdom could be supported by spotting areas where habitat restoration could offer them a seamless journey.

23 May 2022

Reduction of Motorboat Noise Could Significantly Help Breeding of Coral Reef Fishes

A new study has reported that the breeding of coral reef fish is done in a successful manner if motorboat noise is decreased.

23 May 2022

Food and Oxygen Supply to Play a Major Role in Life and Death of Coral Species

A recent study analyzed the effect of future warming on cold-water corals. A new study of ancient evidence from the last major global warming event determines food and oxygen supply as primary environmental factors that impact the vitality of cold-water corals in the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean.

20 May 2022

Climate Change: A Major Cause of Death for Rainforest Trees

According to a new study performed, tropical trees in rainforest regions of Australia have been dying at double the previous rate from the 1980s. This is apparently due to climate impacts.

19 May 2022

Extra CO2 Does not Always Stimulate Wetland Growth, Study Says

The existence of wetlands throughout the globe has been subjected to the risk of drowning from increasing seas. However, for decades, researchers had a belief that one more aspect of climate change—growing carbon dioxide (CO2)—could trigger additional plant growth. This allows coastal wetlands to grow pretty quickly to outpace sea-level increase.

19 May 2022