Tag: ecology

R&D
Testing space-based marine plastic detection in an ocean wave facility

Testing space-based marine plastic detection in an ocean...

Could satellites be able to help track and map the marine plastic waste befouling...

Ecology
Scientists uncover 'missing' plastics deep in the ocean

Scientists uncover 'missing' plastics deep in the ocean

About 51 trillion microplastics are floating in the surface waters of oceans around...

Fishing sector
Climate change has likely begun to suffocate the world's fisheries

Climate change has likely begun to suffocate the world's...

New research finds the ocean’s middle depths, home to many commercially fished species,...

Ecology
Weather, cleanup keep oil slick away from Thai resort island

Weather, cleanup keep oil slick away from Thai resort island

Some 20-50 tons of oil are estimated to have leaked Tuesday night in the Gulf of...

Ecology
Scientists warn that ocean microplastic pollution may be greater than estimated

Scientists warn that ocean microplastic pollution may be...

The conclusions show that the levels of microplastics in the Mediterranean are probably...

Ecology
Satellites show 'mega-iceberg' released 152 billion tons of fresh water into ocean

Satellites show 'mega-iceberg' released 152 billion tons...

In July 2017, the A68A iceberg snapped off the Larsen-C Ice Shelf on the Antarctic...

Ecology
Scientists predict Tonga ash-seawater cocktail will be toxic hazard

Scientists predict Tonga ash-seawater cocktail will be...

Following an underwater volcano eruption on Saturday, Tonga has suffered significant...

Research
Invasive species ‘hitchhiking’ on ships threaten Antarctica’s unique ecosystems

Invasive species ‘hitchhiking’ on ships threaten Antarctica’s...

Marine life hitching a ride on ocean-crossing ships poses a threat to Antarctica’s...

Ecology
Scientists build new atlas of ocean's oxygen-starved waters

Scientists build new atlas of ocean's oxygen-starved waters

The new atlas provides high-resolution maps of the two major, oxygen-starved bodies...

Ecology
Chilean scientists study climate change at 'end of the world'

Chilean scientists study climate change at 'end of the...

Chilean scientists studying organisms in one of the most remote places on Earth...

Ecology
Glaciers collapse could trigger global floods and swallow islands

Glaciers collapse could trigger global floods and swallow...

The massive Thwaites glacier in West Antarctica contains enough ice to raise global...

Ecology
Reef experiment set to answer big reef restoration questions

Reef experiment set to answer big reef restoration questions

Scientists have selectively shaded bleached corals on the Great Barrier Reef – gaining...

Ecology
New ocean floats to boost global network essential for climate research

New ocean floats to boost global network essential for...

Partners team with low-carbon sailing vessel for major Atlantic Ocean deployment

Ecology
Greek-flagged ship caused Brazil mystery 2019 oil slick: police

Greek-flagged ship caused Brazil mystery 2019 oil slick:...

The slick affected more than 1,000 towns in 11 coastal states

Ecology
Climate change is making one of the world's strongest currents flow faster

Climate change is making one of the world's strongest currents...

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the only ocean current that circumnavigates...

Ecology
Artificial intelligence could be used to accurately predict tsunamis

Artificial intelligence could be used to accurately predict...

A reliable early warning system to detect tsunamis could be a step closer thanks...

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