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Herring Larvae Study Reveals the Effects of Climate Change on the Baltic Sea Ecosystem

Data collected for over two decades shows that rising Baltic Sea water temperature is one of the main factors in the increasingly earlier appearance and faster growth of Baltic herring larvae.

16 Jun 2021

Jumeirah Group Celebrates Conservation Efforts on World Sea Turtle Day

Jumeirah Group’s Dubai Turtle Rehabilitation Project released 30 sea turtles back into their natural habitat today, in celebration of World Sea-Turtle Day on 16 June.

16 Jun 2021

Sustainable Water Management can Preserve Biodiversity 'Hotspots' Along California's Streams

A study of woodland ecosystems that provide habitat for rare and endangered species along streams and rivers throughout California reveals that some of these ecologically important areas are inadvertently benefitting from water that humans are diverting for their own needs.

15 Jun 2021

Methane-Eating Microbes in the Ocean Help Regulate Earth's Temperatures

Methane is a strong greenhouse gas that plays a key role in Earth's climate. Anytime we use natural gas, whether we light up our kitchen stove or barbeque, we are using methane.

15 Jun 2021

Ecosystem Restoration Efforts Cannot be Sustained Without Addressing Social and Political Dimensions

With the start of the United Nations' Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, which runs through 2030, a tremendous amount of money and effort will be put into re-growing forests, making over-exploited farmland productive, and reviving damaged marine environments.

11 Jun 2021

Declining Coral Health may Contribute to Reduced Global Calcification Rates

According to a new study performed by the Southern Cross University, if the trend of dwindling coral growth continues at the present rate, the coral reefs in the world may stop calcifying by around 2054.

11 Jun 2021

North Sea Structures and the Environment Examined at Conference

Existing North Sea structures and future demands on the environment from offshore renewables and other ventures are under discussion at this year’s Structures in the Marine Environment conference (June 17 & 18).

11 Jun 2021

Corals' Natural Sunscreen may Help them Withstand Climate Change

Researchers at Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute are one step closer to understanding why certain corals have the ability to endure climate change better than others and the secret may lie in a particular protein that creates a natural sunscreen.

10 Jun 2021

Clownfish Exposed to Artificial Lighting Die Faster

Young clownfish living closest to shore are dying faster than those further offshore because they are being exposed to artificial lighting, says an international research team.

10 Jun 2021

Curtin Study Finds Aspirin Takes the Headache Out of Restoration

New Curtin research has shown how a readily available, cheap and safe-to-use product found in the medicine cabinet of most homes could be the key to better ecological restoration practices with major benefits for the environment and agriculture.

10 Jun 2021