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Here are some facts about marine life you never even knew you wanted to know!
A study published in Nature is the first scientific evidence that the southern portion of Greenland's ice sheet nearly disappeared about 400,000 years ago, contributing to a 4.5 to six metres of global sea level rise. And all under conditions a few degrees warmer than the present day! Read the full article in Pys Org here.
An international team of scientists studying Emperor penguin populations across Antarctica finds the iconic animals in danger of dramatic declines by the end of the century due to climate change, writes Science Daily. Read the full article here.
The revival of the native oyster (Ostrea angasi) in South Australian waters is adding a delicious aquaculture product to the State’s premium seafood selection, writes the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI). Read the full story here.
The yellow-bellied sea snake, loggerhead sea turtle and angel shark are among dozens of new weird and wonderful marine species turning up in Tasmanian waters as oceans warm, writes the Mercury. Read the full story, which includes an interview with Dr Gretta Pecl, here.
Scientists believe the disease, 'sea star wasting syndrome', is linked to warmer than usual waters in the Pacific Ocean, writes the UK's Daily Mail. Read here the full story about how ocean warming is impacting the health of sea stars.
Western Australian researchers have develop a new model to help estimate nearshore ocean temperatures in near real-time for marine protected areas (MPAs), writes Carys Garland from Science Network WA. Read the full story here.
Jellyfish have become the deep-sea monsters of the climate change era, embodying our fears that the warming oceans will spawn increasingly massive swarms of a sinister faceless alien, writes Yahoo News. Read the full story here.
The Arctic ice sheet has shrunk so much that National Geographic is having to make what it calls “drastic” changes to its atlas, writes TIME. Read the full story here.