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Is Vital Freshwater Hidden Beneath the Sea?

Solutions to escalating global water supply issues are demanding innovative scientific investigation, such as Flinders University’s Professor Adrian Werner making important advances in assessing freshwater reservoirs that exist beneath the ocean.

6 Nov 2019

New Research Suggests Global Ice Age Changed the Face of the Planet

Curtin University researchers have discovered that a global ice age more than 600 million years ago dramatically altered the face of the planet, leaving a barren, flooded landscape and clear oceans.

16 Oct 2019

Study Explores How Small Crustaceans Respond to Climate Change

The process of natural selection is common knowledge, through which organisms adjust to their environments. But what occurs when there are no barricades to gene flow and organisms are floating freely between highly variable environmental surroundings?

1 Oct 2019

EMEC Launch TAP2G - The Inaugural Trans-Atlantic Power to Gas Workshop

The first ever Transatlantic Power to Gas (TAP2G) Workshop is due to be held during Aberdeen’s Hydrogen Festival on 3 - 4 October 2019.

From European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Ltd. 16 Sep 2019

Mixed-Species Forests Increase Productivity and Stability of Ecosystems

According to researchers at the University of Freiburg, forests that have a large diversity of species are more stable and productive when compared to monocultures.

6 Sep 2019

Around 2,000 New Amazon Fires Recorded Despite Burning Ban

New fires are searing through the Amazon forest at an alarming rate which is a cause for global concern.

2 Sep 2019

New Study Finds that Amazon Rainforest Absorbs Less Carbon than Expected

The International Panel on Climate Change released the first-ever detailed report on land and climate interactions in early August.

21 Aug 2019

Review on Better Understanding the Role of Glaciers in Silicon Cycling

In their study of silicon cycling in glacial environments, researchers from the University of Bristol have reported the possible significance of glaciers in carrying silicon to downstream ecosystems.

16 Aug 2019

Researchers Develop Tools to Help Manage Seagrass Survival

A new QUT-led study has developed a statistical toolbox to help avoid seagrass loss as the marine meadows provide shelter, food and oxygen to fish and at-risk species like dugongs and green turtles.

16 Aug 2019

Scientists Study Response of Stony Corals to Varying Natural Environment

For millions of years, corals have been the principal framework builders of reef structures forming habitats for the different community of species. It is well established that ocean acidification, which is being intensified with increasing climate change, is more and more affecting coral growth.

12 Aug 2019