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Arctic Meltwater Produces Significant Effects on Biological Processes and Marine Organisms

In the summer months, sea ice from the Arctic drifts through Fram Strait into the Atlantic. Thanks to meltwater, a stable layer forms around the drifting ice atop the salty seawater, producing significant effects on biological processes and marine organisms.

16 Dec 2021

Researchers Study Dueling Effects of Climate Change Factors on Vegetation Response to Drought

Globally, plants are reaping the benefits of elevated CO2 levels in the atmosphere by increasing photosynthesis rates, a phenomenon known as the CO2 fertilization effect.

16 Dec 2021

Study Highlights the Impact of Sea Ice Decline on Polar Bear Movement Patterns

In recent years, polar bears in the Beaufort Sea have had to travel far outside of their traditional arctic hunting grounds which has contributed to an almost 30% decrease in their population.

15 Dec 2021

Physics Measurements of Corals can be Used to Assess the Health of Entire Reef System

Vast amounts of energy flow around the ocean as waves, tides and currents, eventually impacting coasts, including coral reefs that provide food, income and coastal protection to more than 500 million people.

15 Dec 2021

Railcare will Reduce its Fossil Emissions by 40% by 2025

As part of the Group's ongoing sustainability work, Railcare has set a clear goal of reducing the consumption of fossil emissions from its own locomotives and machinery by 40% by 2025.

14 Dec 2021

New Study Finds Healthy, Diverse Soundscape on Restored Coral Reefs

In Indonesia, thousands of square meters of coral are being grown on formerly damaged reefs, but earlier, it was uncertain if these new corals would recover the complete reef ecosystem.

9 Dec 2021

Plants Help to Slow Down Climate Change by Photosynthesizing More in Response to Emissions

Because plants take up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and convert it into food, forests and other similar ecosystems are considered to be some of the planet's most important carbon sinks.

9 Dec 2021

Food and Housing Crisis for Melbourne's Native Bees

RMIT researchers call on Melburnians to plant the right plants and create the right homes for native pollinators.

9 Dec 2021

Rare Pig-nosed Turtles Once Called Melbourne Home

Pig-nosed turtles are found in tropical freshwater ecosystems in northern Australia and New Guinea, only arriving here a few thousand years ago.

8 Dec 2021

Agronomic Practices can Increase the Carbon Stored in Soils to Help Combat Climate Change

Increasing adoption of agricultural practices such as cover cropping, grazing management and agroforestry can increase the amount of carbon stored in soils to help combat climate change, according to a new report by researchers from Rutgers University-New Brunswick and the University of Maine.

8 Dec 2021