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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…
Rocks from xenoliths in the Philippines carrying deep water samples have provided new insight into the water cycle of the…
Researchers from UC Santa Barbara studied the reefs surrounding the South Pacific Island of Moorea. The reefs have experience…
Researchers at Duke University studied Japetella heathi, a short armed, seven centimeter long octopus and Onychoteuthis banksii…
The intense colour associated with coral found 30-150m below the ocean assists the species in capturing sunlight needed for…
Climate change is causing more frequent flooding of the Wooramel River that leads into Shark Bay and threatening the unique…
The world’s coastal marine ecosystems are being overlooked, both in terms of their ecological importance and their potential…
New research from CSIRO finds that marine life needs to relocate faster than land species to keep up with changing temperatures…
Coral reefs around the world are under pressure from multiple threats. A burgeoning gas industry – such as that near Gladstone – is one of the newest of these. Pollution, sedimentation, declining water…
A new study has found the primitive hagfish, also known as a “snot eel”, can defend itself by releasing a noxious slime that…
Groups of male dolphins who put aside their sexual competitiveness and form alliances with each other to seek out and reproduce…
In Western Australia, politicians and members of the public are calling for a shark cull in response to the state’s recent shark attack fatalities. The most recent of these attacks was on a diver off the…
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