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Record heat over Great Barrier Reef raises fears of second summer of coral bleaching

‘This does not bode well,’ reef scientist says, as highest November temperatures reached since 1985

The Guardian - AU · Nov 25, 2022

Disability travel expert's top five tips for avoiding a holiday nightmare

Heading on holiday with a disability can be particularly difficult, according to Harry Hastings, Co-CEO and co-founder of Ocean Holidays, which specialises in Florida trips

Daily Mirror · Nov 24, 2022

Horrifying 'lizard fish' with rows of razor-sharp teeth found in ocean for first time

Scientists have discovered never-seen-before underwater creatures which include a lizard fish with razor-sharp teeth and a blind eel with gelatinous skin that gives birth to live young

Daily Mirror · Nov 24, 2022

Scientists discover five new species of black corals living thousands of feet below the ocean surface near the Great Barrier Reef

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

The Conversation · Nov 23, 2022

Dreaming of beachfront real estate? Much of Florida's coast is at risk of storm erosion that can cause homes to collapse, as Daytona just saw

Back-to-back hurricanes left an unnerving scene on the Florida coast in November 2022: Several houses, and even swimming pools, were left dangling over the ocean as waves eroded the property beneath them. Dozens of homes and condo buildings in the Daytona Beach area were deemed unsafe.

The Conversation · Nov 23, 2022

What's driving a rise in violence in the French overseas department of Mayotte?

In 2009 the archipelago of Mayotte, nestled in the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and the African coast, voted in a referendum to become France's newest overseas department. Many hoped the change would help the territory avoid the violence that plagued the nearby Comoros Islands, which opted for independence in the…

France 24 · Nov 23, 2022

French riot police deployed to Mayotte as gang violence spirals out of control

France has sent a team of special riot police to the the Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte to stem a wave of violence between rival gangs. One person has been killed and several injured during 10 days of clashes.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 23, 2022

Heating climate requires broad action

The latest State of the Climate report has found oceans are warming at alarming rates, cyclones are intensifying and fire seasons are longer.

AAP · Nov 22, 2022

Deep sea explorers baffled by 'alien' holes on ocean floor that look 'perfectly aligned'

The symmetrical holes which lie more than 1.5 miles underneath the ocean surface have yet to be explained by scientists. That hasn't stopped cheeky social media users speculating that aliens have been at work

Daily Mirror · Nov 22, 2022

The real paleo diet: researchers find traces of world’s oldest meal in 550m-year-old fossil

Remains of slug-like Ediacaran animal Kimberella contain compounds suggesting it had a gut and ate bacteria and algae from the ocean floor

The Guardian - AU · Nov 22, 2022