Researchers from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and the New South Wales Government found warmer oceans could affect the way shellfish take up naturally occurring paralytic shellfish toxins, which are produced by certain species of microalgae, writes ABC News. Read the full ABC story here.
Science Daily writes: If you want to live, you need to breathe and muster enough energy to move, find nourishment and reproduce. This basic tenet is just as valid for us human beings as it is for the animals inhabiting our oceans. Unfortunately, most marine animals will find it harder to satisfy these criteria, which are vital to their survival, in the future. Read the full story here.
Warmer ocean waters are creating such a challenge for marine species worldwide, that new research shows they will consequently shift entire marine habitats, writes Nature World News. Read the full story here.
Google has unveiled a collection of 40 new "special street view" images as part of its latest update, writes BBC News. As well as regular images, the new views let you swim with humpback whales in the Cook Islands, dive off the coast of Bali and take a beach stroll in Samoa. Read the full story here!
As our oceans change, so do the animals that live in it. Associate Professor Gretta Pecl - marine scientist and Redmap founder - looks to understand how animals respond to climate change in the ocean and what that means for us.
Tropical and temperate species have evolved separate from one another in different ecosystems, but researchers are now discovering what happens when climate-driven changes break down these long-standing geographic barriers, writes the University of Western Australia News. Read the full story here.
Collaboration between ecologists and climate researchers has generated fascinating new insight into how seabirds are affected by climate change, writes Science Daily. Read the full story here.
Continued warming of the Earth’s oceans over the next century could trigger disruptions to marine life on a scale not seen in the last 3 million years, scientists warn in a study released Monday, writes the Washington Post. Read the full story here.
A BIZARRE aquatic parade of ocean interlopers continues to invade the waters of the Far South Coast, writes the Narooma News. Read the full story here.
A new study of what controls the peak intensity of typhoons, published in the journal Science Advances, suggests that under climate change, storms could get even stronger and more common by the end of this century, writes researcher Wei Mei in the Conversation US. Read the full story here.
