Newswise — Researchers have described a new species of fish from the northern Red Sea, found at the entrance to a cave on a steep reef slope. Charon’s pygmygoby (Trimma charon) is a small, translucent fish with a broad orange-red stripe,…
The tracks a nodule-mining machine cut into the floor of the Pacific Ocean more than four decades ago still hold less food than the seabed around them. Sediment inside the furrows carries less organic matter, and organic matter of poorer…
Translucent, speckled, and barely the size of a grain of rice, a new species of sea slug has been identified in the coastal waters of Keelung, Taiwan. Because of its minute size and distinctive black and yellow markings, researchers from…
We adapted the Atlantis framework to study shallow coral reef ecosystems in Guam. Stakeholders identified the main stressors to Guam's reefs, various management strategies, as well as economic and ecological indicators to include in the model for Guam. We can…
Wollongong-based online news outlet covering Australia and beyond. If you have anything newsworthy - a story, video or picture to share with us, please email us. Tall ice cliffs can calve faster than previously thought, but new observations suggest they are…
This article dives into the fascinating stories of those who dared to explore this abyss, navigating the challenges and marvels of the Mariana Trench. The Mariana Trench, named after the nearby Mariana Islands, was discovered during the HMS Challenger expedition…
Scientists have announced a new genus of deep-sea segmented marine 'spaghetti worms' with suction cups on their bodies, showing just how much undiscovered biodiversity is out there in the deep seas around Australia. Terebellosuctoria is the latest addition to the…
Riley Culberg spends much of his research time looking below the surface of glaciers, using radar to extract information hidden within layers of snow and ice. Beginning next year, that expertise will contribute to a large NASA effort to understand…
Researchers at the Mubadala Arabian Center for Climate and Environmental Sciences (ACCESS) at NYU Abu Dhabi have developed a new algorithm that can forecast Arctic sea ice extent up to nine months in advance, offering a new way to anticipate…
Wollongong-based online news outlet covering Australia and beyond. If you have anything newsworthy - a story, video or picture to share with us, please email us. A giant isopod from Puerto Rico, rediscovered in the depository of the University of Tübingen's…
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