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Researchers Use AI to Predict the Impact of Future Forest Fires

The risk of forest fires is growing with the increase in temperatures. Scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) are employing artificial intelligence to evaluate the long-term effect on forest ecosystems due to the increased number of forest fires.

15 Jul 2021

Climate Change and the Moon’s ‘Wobble’ Could Result in Extreme Flooding by 2030s

NASA warns the 2030s could see a rapid increase in flooding, particularly for US coastal regions, due to rising sea levels and the moon’s 'wobble'.

15 Jul 2021

Tropical Ecosystem Destruction has Devastating Consequences for Soybeans

Destroying tropical ecosystems and replacing them with soybeans and other crops has immediate and devastating consequences for soybeans, according to new peer-reviewed research in the journal World Development.

13 Jul 2021

Survey Finds Encouraging Platypus Numbers on Kangaroo Island

Platypuses on Kangaroo Island may be on the road to recovery following the devastation of the 2019-2020 bushfires, a team including researchers from UNSW have found.

13 Jul 2021

Cavotec Secures Order with Port of Stockholm for First Automated Mooring System in Sweden, Reducing CO2 Emissions by up to 5,000 Tonnes per Year

Cavotec has extended its leading position in automated mooring with two major orders for its MoorMaster™ NxG system, one in Sweden – the first order for MoorMaster in a market with considerable growth potential – and the other in neighbouring Finland, where the technology is already well established.

From Cavotec SA 12 Jul 2021

Scientists Launch Campaign to Map Biodiversity in South Africa's Greater Cape Floristic Region

Scientists from the U.S. and South Africa are launching a campaign to map marine, freshwater, and terrestrial species and ecosystems in one of Earth's biodiversity hotspots: the Greater Cape Floristic Region at the southwestern edge of South Africa.

9 Jul 2021

Study Analyzes the Impact of Atmospheric Acidity on Ocean Ecology

New research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) reveals the disruption in the ecological balance of the oceans, caused due to increased acidity in the atmosphere.

8 Jul 2021

Experts Refute River Murray Estuary Claims

A team of scientists, led by The University of Adelaide’s Associate Professor John Tibby, has confirmed that the lower River Murray was not an estuary in the mid-Holocene period (more than 7000 years ago) – reinforcing scientific evidence likely to influence important river management policy decisions.

8 Jul 2021

Abnormal Ocean Currents Cause Red Crab Strandings

For decades, people have wondered why pelagic red crabs--also called tuna crabs--sometimes wash ashore in the millions on the West Coast of the United States. New research shows that atypical currents, rather than abnormal temperatures, likely bring them up from their home range off Baja California.

5 Jul 2021

Plant Responses to Floods are Crucial in Modeling Soil Carbon Storage

Plants absorb nearly one-third of the carbon dioxide discharged due to human activities and store it in soil, thereby preventing it from turning into a heat-trapping gas. Thus they play a vital role in controlling climate change.

1 Jul 2021