Nature & Wildlife
In pictures: creatures of Australia’s deep-sea abyss
These deep sea creatures are both creepy and cool.
Tag: ocean
Nature & Wildlife
GALLERY: Deadly Oceans
Take a tour of the world’s deadliest sea creatures with these amazing images from Deadly Oceans: In Search Of The Deadliest Sea Creatures, a new book by conservation-led underwater photographers, biologists and journalists, Nick and Caroline Robertson-Brown. Some of them might surprise you!
Climate
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.
Climate
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.
Hammerhead sharks swim ‘side-stroke’ to save energy
Previously considered an anomaly or sign of sickness, a new study has found hammerheads swim on their side due to an evolutionary trait.
Nature & Wildlife
Rare seahorse birth footage
Researchers have captured the first-ever recording of a seahorse giving birth in the wild.
Nature & Wildlife
Fresh Eyre
From this cup-shaped cove at Wanna, Sleaford Bay spills across 18km of surf and wind-scalloped dunes along Lincoln National Park’s south-western boundary on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula.
Caught out: rip currents
Although we are a nation of ocean-lovers, an alarming number of Australians can’t spot a rip current, let alone escape one.
News
Is it time for the Great Southern Reef?
Scientists call for a name for Australia’s southern temperate reef system.