Research finds current models underestimate the impact of hurricanes and typhoons on coral reef communities Full paper and images available. Details below. Big and strong cyclones …
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Fish faeces reveals which species eat crown-of-thorns
Great Barrier Reef research finds the destructive starfish is eaten more often than thought. Full paper, video, gifs and still images available. Details below. Crown-of-thorns starfish are on …
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Additions to resource industry underwater robots can boost ocean discoveries
Remotely operated vehicles used by the oil and gas sector can be enhanced to gather more scientific data, researchers say. Underwater robots are regularly used by the oil and gas industry to …
Cold War nuclear bomb tests reveal true age of whale sharks
The radioactive legacy of the arms race solves a mystery about the world’s largest fish. Atomic bomb tests conducted during the Cold War have helped scientists for the first time correctly …
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Sharp increase in Ningaloo whale shark injuries might be due to boat encounters
Scarring and major lacerations due to vessel collisions becoming more common, study finds. Almost one-fifth of the whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) in Western Australia’s Ningaloo Reef Marine Park …
When reefs decline, parrotfish thrive
Researchers find familiar species pave the way for coral regrowth In contrast to most other species, reef-dwelling parrotfish populations boom in the wake of severe coral …
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Corals already have the genes to adapt to warmer oceans
Townsville and Texas researchers discover a genetic basis to temperature tolerance in coral. And it likely depends on ‘mum’s genes’. Media resources: Media release and background information …
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Corals already have the genes to adapt to warmer oceans – images
Media release and background information High res photos (below) Working journalists can request copies of the embargoed Science paper from the AAAS Office of Public Programs, on +1-202-326-6440 …
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University of Texas at Austin release
Corals are already adapting to global warming, scientists say AUSTIN, Texas — Some coral populations already have genetic variants necessary to tolerate warm ocean waters, and humans can …
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Twice the coral trout in Great Barrier Reef protected zones
Media resources: Media release and backgrounder (below) Photos (below) Video of coral trout on the reef (let us know if you require the original file) Full paper Coral trout in protected …
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Coral chemicals protect against warming oceans
EMBARGO LIFTED: 4am AEDT, Thursday 24 October 2013 Nature paper reveals coral animals produce the ‘smell of the ocean’ - influencing cloud formation and protecting themselves against rising seawater …
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$37 million Sea Simulator opens in Townsville
Media release from Senator the Hon Kim Carr and Senator the Hon Jan McLucas. A new, $37 million experimental sea simulator will enable Australian scientists to recreate ocean conditions and study …
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