The Forge of the Sea
Wind-blown iron dust helps oceans absorb carbon and support life. Its availability changes with distance, affecting climate predictions.
Oceans
The Earth Rises to Meet the Sea
Predicting sea level rise is complex due to Antarctic Ice Sheet behaviour and Earth’s uneven structure. New models show land shape affects ice melt rates, improving accuracy.
Dissolving Depths
Increased carbon emissions are acidifying oceans, weakening the shells of plankton and marine life, threatening ecosystems.
Soiled Stowaways
Overseas shipping containers may introduce harmful organisms to local environments, potentially causing huge risks to biosecurity protection.
Echoes from the Deep
Deep-sea mining tests reveal that such activities can have broader and more significant impacts on marine life than previously assumed.
Deep-sea Soot
Up to one a half million tonnes of carbon, soot, and other particles from combustion end up in deep-sea trenches every year.
Binding the Coast
Seagrass can reduce cliff erosion by up to 70% thanks to its root mats binding the sand.
Rays of Hope
Despite the global decline in manta rays because of over fishing over the past 50 years, reef manta rays in Indonesia have been recovering and thriving, mostly due to long-term conservation and management measures in the region.
Changing Sounds of the Blues
Underwater nuclear bomb detectors have picked up an increasing flurry of song from pygmy blue whales in the Indian Ocean, indicating numbers of the elusive species have rebounded after it was hunted to near-extinction.
Death in the Shipping Lanes
The whale shark is the largest fish in the world, growing up to 20m in length. Despite their great size, this species is endangered, with industrialised shipping now found to have lead to a large number of collisions and potential whale shark deaths across the world.