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Coral reefs more sensitive to CO2 than previously thought
Rising CO2 levels can inhibit coral reef growth and starve associated animals, a new study shows.
Tag: marine biology
Science & Environment
The silencing of the seas: how our oceans are going quiet
The oceans are filled with sounds produced by animals. However, a recent study shows that ocean sounds are diminishing due to nutrient pollution and ocean acidification.
Wildlife
Why do humpback whales protect other species from attack?
Humpback whales have been spotted fending off killer whales from attacking other species. But this kind of interspecies altruism raises an evolutionary conundrum.
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Wobbegongs have more complex social lives than we thought
Groupings of spotted wobbegong sharks that were once thought to be chance occurrences are now believed to reflect far more complex social relationships.
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Antarctica’s blue whales are split into three populations
New research by South Australian scientists could help save Antarctica’s blue whales from their “near-annihilation” by whalers during the 20th century.
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Dolphins form ‘mothers group’ to protect their young
Female bottlenose dolphins in Western Australia have been found forming unique social cliques to protect their young.
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Secrets of the Coral Sea revealed
Researchers have discovered ancient “living fossils” and rare corals in previously uncharted depths in the Coral Sea.
Wildlife
Rare seahorse birth footage
Researchers have captured the first-ever recording of a seahorse giving birth in the wild.
Science & Environment
How the Japanese tsunami sent marine invaders across the ocean
The 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami is still wreaking havoc, sending hundreds of invasive species travelling on debris across the world’s oceans.
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Rare dugong sighting in southern NSW
A dugong has made an unusual appearance in the cool waters of Merimbula, on the NSW Far South Coast.