Tiny marine algae can evolve fast enough to cope with climate change in a sign that some ocean life may be more resilient than thought to rising temperatures and acidification, a study showed - writes the Sydney Morning Herald. Read the full story here.
The Washington Post writes: Something odd is happening in Northern Pacific waters: They're heating up. In fact, it hasn't been this warm in parts of the Gulf of Alaska for this long since researchers began tracking surface water temperatures in the 1980s... Read the full article here.
Warming water temperatures due to climate change could expand the range of many native species of tropical fish, including the invasive and poisonous lionfish, according to a study of 40 species along rocky and artificial reefs off North Carolina, writes Science Daily. Read more about this research here.
Research is discovering we need whales for a healthy marine ecosystem, or at least their poop! Read the full article in The Conversation.
New research suggests that heat trapped by atmospheric greenhouse gases is getting buried in the Atlantic, writes National Geographic. Read the full article here.
Beachgoers on the west coast of the US have noticed an influx of a mysterious blue sea creature, Velella (also known as sea raft), writes The West Australian. Read the full article about these mass strandings associated with warm-water events.
Climate change can push species to move in order to stay in their climatic comfort zones, potentially altering where species live and how they interact, which could fundamentally transform current ecosystems, writes Science Daily. Read the full story here.
Scientists at the Te Papa museum are hoping a colossal squid now in their possession is a male - making an already rare find an extraordinary one, writes the New Zealand Herald. Read the full story here.
SCIENTISTS fear it is only a matter of time before deadly irukandji and box jellyfish move from northern Australia to invade Sydney Harbour as a result of climate change warming Australia’s east coast current. Read the full story here.
Ocean temperatures along the Central California coast experienced a "remarkable" warming period during the first three weeks of July, leading to unusual encounters with some fish species, writes the LA Times. Read the full article here.
