
New way to map marine park species
Well-designed marine parks can conserve marine life and their habitats, allow fish populations to recover, educate the public and support local economies. Marine scientists from Flinders […]
Well-designed marine parks can conserve marine life and their habitats, allow fish populations to recover, educate the public and support local economies. Marine scientists from Flinders […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]