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Cyclones can Damage Even Distant Reefs

Research finds current models underestimate the impact of hurricanes and typhoons on coral reef communities.

28 May 2020

Research Uncovers Ongoing and Future Tropical Diversity Decline

How can patterns in the marine biodiversity of the past help us to understand how it may change in the future?

27 May 2020

COVID-19 Puts Brakes on Global Emissions

Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel sources reached a maximum daily decline of 17 per cent in April as a result of drastic decline in energy demand that have occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.

20 May 2020

Greening Our Way Through the Pandemic

A group of UNSW cross-discipline experts discuss the benefits of plants, gardening and green spaces during COVID-19.

14 May 2020

Filling Up with Biogas at the Vuorenmaa Dairy Farm

Soon it will be possible to fill up the tank with biogas made from cattle manure at the Vuorenmaa dairy farm in Haapavesi. In addition to the milk truck, there is enough for other drivers of gas-powered vehicles to purch...

From Valio Ltd 14 May 2020

Ocean Gliders to Examine Impact of Heatwave Affecting Northern Australia

Ocean gliders operated by The University of Western Australia from The Australian Integrated Marine Observing System’s (IMOS) facility have been deployed off the coast of Broome this week to collect ocean temperature data vital for understanding the marine and land heatwave affecting northern Australia.

7 May 2020

Sink or Swim: Mismatch Between Land and Seafloor Debris Revealed in Global Study

The Journal of Environmental Pollution has published a study by scientists at CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency; Project AWARE, a global non-profit connecting community action and policy; and Ocean Conservancy, a US-based advocacy non-profit, that evaluated the relationship between land-based debris and what is found on corresponding seafloors.

6 May 2020