Strange coral spawning improving Great Barrier Reef’s resilience
A phenomenon that makes coral spawn more than once a year is improving the resilience of the Great Barrier Reef.
Category: Water & Climate
Research aims to preserve the future of Ningaloo reef corals
Researchers at The University of Western Australia are a step closer to discovering more about the health of our oceans after analysing how coral in Ningaloo Reef formed.
South Australia’s droughts are getting worse
Despite Adelaide experiencing its wettest day in more than two years in June 2019, a new study by UniSA shows droughts are becoming longer and more severe in South Australia.
Making better use of environmental water
Murray-Darling communities in the Southern Basin will be able to hold onto another 605 gigalitres thanks to 17 projects that make better use of the environmental water we already have.
Joint venture for research, innovation & collaboration
The launch of the Mallee Regional Innovation Centre (MRIC) in Mildura, a joint venture between La Trobe University, the University of Melbourne and SuniTAFE, marks the beginning of a new commitment to research, innovation and collaboration for the Mallee region.
Low cost way to explore groundwater resources could be game changer
Groundwater exploration can be achieved at much lower cost and with less invasive procedures thanks to a new passive technique being championed by UNSW engineers.
Anemones fight back on climate change
With climate change hitting coral reefs, Flinders University scientists have found one animal with a secret weapon against high temperatures and bleaching.
Deepest reef coral in the world collected
Museum of Tropical Queensland Honorary Professor Michael Picon is part of the team to discover the world’s deepest mesephotic coral, Hawaiian Leptoseris at -172 metres.
Two thirds of the world’s longest rivers are no longer free flowing
Only one third of the world’s longest rivers (over 1,000 kilometres in length) remain free-flowing, and these are restricted to remote regions in the Arctic and the Amazon and Congo basins, according to a paper published in Nature. The findings demonstrate how human activity disrupts…
How many are too many snails?
Snails could stop freshwater invertebrate populations from recovering, even after the stream habitat has been restored. That’s why a University of Canterbury (UC) student has spent much of her summer creating snail baskets.
Tourists and fishers key to future of rare manta nursery
Both areas, in waters off the island of Nusa Penida, are increasingly frequented by tourism operators potentially putting the manta populations under pressure.
Unsealed rainwater tanks could cause Dengue outbreaks
Scientists are asking people to check their rainwater tanks, after new research revealed unsealed and damaged tanks could expose millions of Australians to the risk of mosquito-borne infectious diseases like dengue fever.