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Warmer, Acidifying Ocean has a Dramatic Effect on Diversity of Coral Reefs

Changes in ocean chemistry and temperature have had a dramatic effect on the diversity of corals and sea anemones, according to a team of scientists who have traced their evolution through deep time.

1 Sep 2020

Increasing Sea Levels from Ice-Sheet Losses Match Worst-Case Climate Warming Scenario

Ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica whose melting rates are rapidly increasing have raised the global sea level by 1.8 cm since the 1990s, and are matching the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's worst-case climate warming scenarios.

1 Sep 2020

Study Maps the Extent of Human Development in Oceans

In a world-first, the extent of human development in oceans has been mapped. An area totalling approximately 30,000 square kilometres - the equivalent of 0.008 percent of the ocean - has been modified by human construction, a study led by Dr Ana Bugnot from the University of Sydney School of Life and Environmental Sciences and the Sydney Institute of Marine Science has found.

1 Sep 2020

Researchers Develop New Method to Quantify the Effects of Plastic on Marine Animals

Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology together with their international collaborators developed a novel quantitative method to quantify the effects of plastic on marine animals.

1 Sep 2020

Research can Help Produce Flood-Tolerant Crops

Enzymes that control a plant's response to lower oxygen levels could be manipulated to make vital crops resistant to the impacts of flooding triggered by climate change, new research shows.

1 Sep 2020

New Molecular Photoswitch can Store Solar Energy for Later Consumption

Linköping University scientists have created a new molecule that is capable of absorbing solar energy and storing it in chemical bonds.

1 Sep 2020

Better Simulation of El Niño Events Reduces Uncertainty in Future Climate Projections

A new study led by University of Hawai'i at Manoa researchers, published in the journal Nature Communications this week, revealed that correctly simulating ocean current variations hundreds of feet below the ocean surface - the so-called Pacific Equatorial Undercurrent - during El Niño events is key in reducing the uncertainty of predictions of future warming in the eastern tropical Pacific.

31 Aug 2020

Canada Extends $10 Million Funding for UNU-INWEH to Address Global Water Challenges

Canada today announced a CDN$10 million extension of core funding through 2025 for the UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, a research organization at the forefront of pressing global water challenges.

31 Aug 2020

Understanding the Past Warming Events can Help Preserve Future Biodiversity

Approximately 40 per cent of terrestrial ecosystems are projected to have experienced shifts in temperature during the past 21,000 years that are similar in pace and magnitude to regional-scale future forecasts.

31 Aug 2020

Cocoa Production is Not the Driver of Deforestation in Colombian Forests

When Brazil refused soy grown on deforested land in the Amazon, the movement spread worldwide. Brazil's Soy Moratorium in 2006 became the first zero-deforestation agreement.

31 Aug 2020

Sunflower Oil Found to be Effective in Corrosion Prevention

Sunflower oil, which is found in almost every home, can be used not only in cooking, everyday life and cosmetology - it will help avoid complications during oil and gas production.

31 Aug 2020

World’s Strongest Ocean Currents Likely to Experience More Intense Marine Heatwaves

The world's strongest ocean currents, which play key roles in fisheries and ocean ecosystems, will experience more intense marine heatwaves than the global average over coming decades, according to a paper published today in Nature Communications by researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes at the University of Tasmania and CSIRO.

31 Aug 2020