Sponge v coral: overfishing brings Caribbean reefs to the brink of a new battle
With their natural predators removed, sponges are free to take over coral reefs.
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Marine life is fleeing the equator to cooler waters. History tells us this could trigger a mass extinction event
Climate change has already made tropical oceans too hot for some marine species to survive. As they flee towards the poles, the implications for ecosystems and human livelihoods will be profound.
Climate change is already forcing lizards, insects and other species to evolve – and most can’t keep up
From dark dragonflies becoming paler to plants flowering earlier, some species are slowly evolving with the climate. Evolutionary biologists explain why few will evolve fast enough.
Life on Our Planet: evolution experts review this ‘hugely entertaining’ Netflix docuseries
Life on Our Planet has some important messages about the nature of evolution, and what the future may hold for us.
The workhorse ship of ocean drilling may have made its last voyage – here’s why scientists don’t want to see the JOIDES Resolution mothballed
The National Science Foundation says that the JOIDES Resolution has become too costly to fund. But scientists say its $72 million annual budget pales compared with discoveries the ship has enabled.
Is sustainable aquaculture an oxymoron? Aquaculture can be a positive force in the marine environment
A number of comments to my previous post on the role of aquaculture as a milestone in the history of humanity have clearly identified one of the key problems for the growth of aquaculture: that some of…
A hitchhiker’s ride to New Zealand: alien voyages by sea and air
Historically, geographically, culturally – there are many points of comparison between Australia and its neighbour to the east, New Zealand. But there are notable differences. This week, The Conversation…
Blame it on the volcanoes
Dinosaurs were probably made extinct by a combination of colossal volcanic eruptions and meteorite strikes, according to…
Climate change a mouthful for cardinalfish
The cardinalfish has survived for 50 million years, but its most successful survival strategy could be undone by rapid global…
Deep‑reef corals prefer the shade
Image courtesy of www.coralreefecosystems.org Deep-reef coral has been found to grow more prosperously when exposed little…
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