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An increase of just 2 degrees centigrade could devastate “anti-freeze” fish in the Southern Oceans. Nototheniods is a species…
Ocean hotspots are pushing ocean currents beyond their usual boundaries. The hotspots are generated by wind systems, and…
Ice caps and glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica shed 150 billion tons of ice annually from 2003 to 2010 according to the…
Powerful currents around Antarctica caused the earth to spin slightly faster in November 2009 - by about 0.1 milliseconds…
Many species have dubious futures in the face of climate change. But sea turtles have a particularly pressing problem: their sex is determined by temperature. Australia has ecologically and culturally…
Using state-of-the-art mapping technology, scientists from the University of New Hampshire have mapped all 400,000 square…
It seems that every day you read in the scientific literature and global media about the human destruction of our oceans, through impacts such as climate change, eutrophication, overfishing and urban sprawling…
Researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara have completed a worldwide study of ocean acidification, or…
Humpback populations in the Indian ocean show few common themes in their songs, indicating a limited exchange between different…
Sex plays a much more important role in the reproduction of vitally important seagrasses than previously thought, according…
Christmas Island has been once again in the headlines: not because of incidents involving asylum-seekers, but because of the recent sinking and breaking up of the Panamanian phosphate carrier MC Tycoon…
The discovery of dolomite contained within a living organism has begun to answer questions about coral that have been puzzling…
The average temperature of the oceans has already increased significantly due to global warming and will continue to warm rapidly in coming decades. If we are going to effectively manage and conserve fish…
The tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan in March 2011 was the product of two wave fronts merging far out at sea, according…
By analysing nearly a decade of satellite data, a team of scientists has created a model that can successfully predict the…
Tool use among fish is more common than previously thought, say researchers from Macquarie University. While tool use is…
Submarine springs along the coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula are giving scientists a preview of how coral reefs will react…
Climate change – resulting in more frequent flooding of the Wooramel River that leads into Shark Bay – may threaten the unique stromatolites that make Shark Bay a World Heritage site. These stromatolites…
Close approaches by boats impede the feeding and resting habits of Indo-Pacifc bottlenose dolphins. The dolphins are frequent…
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Harold T. Stearns Professor of Earth Science, Wesleyan University
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Senior Principal Research Scientist, Environment, CSIRO
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Professor of Marine Botany, The University of Western Australia
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