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Study Shows How Climate Change Could be Altering the Marine Food Web

Climate change is redistributing biodiversity globally, and distributional shifts of organisms often follow the speed and direction of environmental changes.

29 Sep 2021

Research Sheds New Light on the Impact of Human Colonization on Island Ecosystems

Research has shed new light on the impact of humans on islands' biodiversity. The findings show how human colonization altered forest across the islands of Macaronesia including the loss of landscape authenticity.

29 Sep 2021

Warning Signs of Ecosystem Collapse Identified in Papua New Guinea Wetland

Warning signs of ecosystem collapse at a wetland of international significance have been discovered in Papua New Guinea (PNG). This was found by a new study performed by scientists from The Australian National University (ANU).

29 Sep 2021

CSIRO and Partners Scope NT Hub to Lower Emissions and Boost Investment

CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, the Northern Territory Government, industry and engineering companies have joined forces to develop a path towards rapid emissions reduction across the energy sector in Northern Australia.

28 Sep 2021

Climate Change Could Alter Chemical Communication Among Ocean Creatures

Telecommunications networks span the globe, allowing people to quickly and effortlessly exchange information. Undersea chemical communication among marine life is just as complex, but not as well understood.

23 Sep 2021

Coral Reef Biodiversity Likely to Shuffle but not Decline Under Ocean Warming and Acidification

Coral reefs are among the most biologically diverse, complex and productive ecosystems on the planet. Most of coral reef biodiversity consists of tiny organisms living deep within the three-dimensional reef matrix.

21 Sep 2021

Coastal Communities at Risk as Coral Reefs’ Ability to Provide Ecosystem Services Steadily Declines

According to recent research led by the University of British Columbia, the capacity of coral reefs to offer ecosystem services, which are depended upon by millions of people around the world, has dropped by half since the 1950s.

20 Sep 2021

Climate Change Threatens to Destabilize Marine Food Webs in the Cold Polar Oceans

The cold polar oceans give rise to some of the largest food webs on Earth. And at their base are microscopic, photosynthetic algae.

20 Sep 2021

30% of All Australia's Remaining Koalas Lost in Just 3 Years

The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) has today release alarming figures showing our nation’s most loved creature is in rapid decline. Since 2018, there has been an estimated 30% decline in Koalas across Australia,...

20 Sep 2021

Fish Species are Moving to Shallower Waters in Response to Low Oxygen Conditions, Study Finds

Fish can drown. While it may not seem like it, fish do require oxygen to breathe; it's just that they get what they need from the oxygen dissolved in water rather than in the air.

17 Sep 2021