Challenges for blue whale populations
The largest living animal, the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) which averages about 27 metres in length, has slowly recovered from whaling only to face the rising challenges of […]
Deep dive into seaweed aquaculture
A new research project at Flinders University aims to explore and develop lucrative industrial-scale seaweed production, expected to create hundreds of jobs in regional Australia in […]
How rainforest fish adapt to habitat
The future of freshwater fish species in Australia’s tropical rainforest areas, including the Daintree and Mosman Gorge, will increasingly be subject to the vagaries of climatic […]
Mixing between species reduces vulnerability to climate change
Genetic diversity is the raw material that enables populations to evolve in response to changes in the environment – essentially, the more diversity the better. Rapid […]
Snapper study finds three populations
New research on snapper has revealed that there are more genetically distinct populations in the western part of its Australian range than previously understood. The research, led by […]
Secrets of fish survival in the desert
How life manages to persist in unpredictable and extreme environments is a major question in evolution. For aquatic animals, extreme environments include those with little water […]
World-famous sardine migration explained
Scientists have discovered how one of the world’s biggest migration runs works. The Sardine Run involves the movement of hundreds of millions of sardines from their […]
Revealing winners & losers in future climates
New research reveals how winners & losers from climate change can be identified based on their ability to adapt to rising future temperatures. In the first […]
Ecosystem diversity drives origin of new shark and ray species
What drives the evolution of new species of sharks and rays? Traditionally, scientists thought it required species to be separated by geographic or spatial barriers, however […]