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Supervolcano Study Finds CO2 Emissions Key to Avoiding Climate Disasters

The speed and volume of carbon dioxide emitted from supervolcanoes controlled the severity of past environmental crises on Earth, a new international Curtin-led study has found.

27 Jul 2022

Microplastics: The Degradation of Plastic

The oceans’ surface is covered with more than five billion plastic particles, which harm wildlife, the delicate underwater ecology, and even the climate.

20 Jul 2022

Earth’s Oceans with High Marine Biodiversity Threatened by Future Warming

An international team of scientists led by researchers from the University of Adelaide has revealed that rates of future warming threaten marine life in more than 70 per cent of the most biodiverse-rich areas of Earth's oceans.

20 Jul 2022

New Project Explores How Ecosystem’s "Memory" Of Extreme Climate Events Impacts Productivity

Ecosystems have a long memory. That may not be a good thing. What scientists have learned is that extreme climate events like drought and heat waves don't just negatively impact plants, trees and other vegetation while they're ongoing.

19 Jul 2022

Stability of the Earth's Environmental Conditions Helped Achieve Modern Marine Biodiversity Hotspots

Modern ocean biodiversity, which is at its highest level ever, was achieved through long-term stability of the location of so-called biodiversity hotspots, regions of especially high numbers of species, scientists have found.

15 Jul 2022

Researchers Optimise Green Methanol Production to Reduce Transport Carbon Emissions

For the last year, ten European and Japanese research expert organisations have been working together on the LAURELIN project to develop innovative processes to convert CO2 in renewable methanol.

15 Jul 2022

Research Team Detects High Levels of Microplastic Pollution in the Western Pacific Kuril-Kamchatka Trench

High levels of microplastic pollution have been detected by a research team in the Western Pacific Kuril-Kamchatka Trench.

13 Jul 2022

The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Fishing and Agriculture in Tropical Coastal Communities

A study in partnership with the ICM-CSIC has concentrated on the effects of climate change on 72 coastal communities situated in the Indo-Pacific region, where agriculture and fishing are considered to be essential for local economies.

11 Jul 2022

15 Issues That Could Greatly Impact Marine and Coastal Biodiversity

There are fifteen concerns listed by scientists that need attention now. These issues include the mining of lithium from the deep sea, exploitation of species found in deeper waters, and the unforeseen effects of wildfires on land on the ocean.

11 Jul 2022