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Islanders can`t go home
EMBARGOED UNTIL WEDNESDAY 17 JULY 2002 19:00 BST UK CONTACT - Claire Bowles, New Scientist Press Office, London: Tel: +44(0)20 7331 2751 or email claire.bowles@rbi.co.uk FOR decades they lived in exile, kicked out of their tropical homeland by the British government to make way for a US military base. Then 20 months ago, islanders from the remote... view more... (2002-07-17)
Tsunami research shows destructive path worse in developed areas
Last December's tsunami was a destructive force of nature that swept entire villages away and resulted in the deaths of approximately 200,000 people. Now, a team of researchers including Arizona State University's Harinda Joseph Fernando reports that some areas of Sri Lanka were devastated more than others and that the increased destruction... view more... (2005-06-10)
New species and new records of marine species discovered in NW Hawaiian Islands
A three-week scientific expedition to French Frigate Shoals in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument returned to Honolulu on Sunday with the discovery of many new species and a better understanding of marine biodiversity in the Hawaiian Archipelago. view more (2006-10-31)
Study says 'middle class' coral reef fish feel the economic squeeze
The economy isn't just squeezing the middle class on land, it's also affecting fish. According to a study by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and other organizations, researchers discovered a surprising correlation between "middle class" communities in Eastern Africa and low fish levels view more (2009-02-11)
Coral Reef Fish Make Their Way Home
Coral reef fish hatchlings dispersed by ocean currents are able to make their way back to their home reefs again to spawn, says a groundbreaking study published today in the journal Science. view more (2007-05-04)
Historical Photographs Expose Decline in Florida's Reef Fish, New Scripps Study Finds
A unique study by a scientist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has provided fresh evidence of fishing's impact on marine ecosystems. view more (2009-02-18)
Fossil and molecular evidence reveals the history of major marine biodiversity hotspots
The journal "Science" has published in the issue of the 1st of August the results of a detailed research work about the evolution of marine diversity all through the last 50 million years. view more (2008-08-07)
IODP Tahiti Sea Level Expedition Examines History of Global Sea Level Change, El Ni√得 Events
Scientists from nine nations have set sail for the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Tahiti Sea Level Expedition, a research expedition initiated to investigate global sea level rise since the last glacial maximum, approximately 23,000 years ago. view more (2005-10-10)
El Ni'得 was more intense 4000 years ago
Examination of fossil corals on Vanuatu have enabled scientists from IRD (Institut de recherche pour le développement, ex-Orstom) based at Noumea to reconstruct the sequence of variations in sea surface temperature (SST) in the southwest Pacific Ocean that occurred over a period of 50 years, 4200 years B. P. (in the Holocene). Although... view more... (2000-11-07)
Seagrass ecosystems at a 'global crisis'
An international team of scientists is calling for a targeted global conservation effort to preserve seagrasses and their ecological services for the world's coastal ecosystems, according to an article published in the December issue of Bioscience, the journal of the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS). view more (2006-12-01)
New predictions for sea level rise
Fossil coral data and temperature records derived from ice-core measurements have been used to place better constraints on future sea level rise, and to test sea level projections. view more (2009-07-27)
Dry Tortugas show positive trends: Protected area slowly rebounding
A team of 38 research divers from the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, NOAA Fisheries Service, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the National Park Service, REEF, and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington recently completed a successful 20-day biennial census to measure how... view more... (2008-06-24)
New NOAA report offers in-depth look at Northwestern Hawaiian islands marine life, ecosystems
A new NOAA report on the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI), protected by the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, provides the sharpest picture yet of the region's marine life and ecosystems. view more (2009-05-22)
Marine protected areas: it takes a village, study says
Coral reef marine protected areas established by local people for traditional use can be far more effective at protecting fish and wildlife than reserves set up by governments expressly for conservation purposes. view more (2006-07-28)
Lifou 2000: A Major Scientific Survey
The coral reefs of New Caledonia, a major focus of marine biodiversity, are exceptional as subjects for investigation by zoologists and ecologists. They harbour an extraordinary profusion of species, representing one of the most complex ecosystems in the world's oceans. Exploration of a single bay, during the Lifou 2000 research campaign, found a... view more... (2002-02-04)
Twenty of World's 162 Grouper Species Threatened With Extinction
The first comprehensive assessment of the world's 162 species of grouper, a culinary favorite and important commercial fish, found that 20 are threatened with extinction unless proper management or conservation measures are introduced. view more (2007-03-22)
Scientific sub makes deep-sea discoveries
A four-week expedition to explore the deep ocean south-west of Tasmania has revealed new species of animals and more evidence of impacts of increasing carbon dioxide on deep-sea corals. view more (2009-01-21)
Corals added to IUCN Red List of Threatened Species for first time
For the first time in history, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species includes ocean corals in its annual report of wildlife going extinct. view more (2007-09-13)
Ancient coral reef tells the history of Kenya's soil erosion
Coral reefs, like tree rings, are natural archives of climate change. But oceanic corals also provide a faithful account of how people make use of land through history, says Robert B. Dunbar of Stanford University. view more (2007-04-11)
New study shows extent of harmful human influences on global ecosystems
More than 40 percent of the world's oceans are heavily impacted by human activities, including overfishing and pollution, according to a new study that will appear in tomorrow's peer-reviewed journal Science. view more (2008-02-15)
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