News tagged with macquarie island
Giant iceberg spotted south of Australia
A monster iceberg nearly twice the size of Hong Kong island has been spotted drifting towards Australia in what scientists Wednesday called a once-in-a-century event.
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Dec 09, 2009 |
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While the cat's away: How removing an invasive species devastated a World Heritage island
Removing an invasive species from sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island, a World Heritage Site, has caused environmental devastation that will cost more than A$24 million to remedy, ecologists have revealed. Writing in the new issue ...
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Jan 12, 2009 |
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Solastalgia's growing influence is 'bittersweet' success
If you enter ‘solastalgia’ into a Google search, the staggering number and range of results illustrates just how widely the influence of Professor Glenn Albrecht’s concept has spread. ...
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Sunken islands could cause tectonic shift in Gondwana story
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the remote waters of the Indian Ocean, west of Perth, scientists have just discovered two sunken islands, almost the size of Tasmania, which were once part of the supercontinent Gondwana.
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Nov 16, 2011 |
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Australia's city birds carry highest toxic load
Toxic industrial pollutants contaminate bird eggs in Australia's major eastern cities at levels seven to nine times higher than those in inland areas, a new study has found.
Sep 15, 2011 |
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Gemini image captures elegant beauty of planetary nebula discovered by amateur astronomer
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a partnership between amateur and professional astronomers, the recent discovery of a dying star’s last gasps could help resolve a decades-old debate among astronomers. That is, are ...
Jul 26, 2011 |
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Fighting back from extinction, New Zealand right whale is returning home
After being hunted to local extinction more than a century ago and unable to remember their ancestral calving grounds, the southern right whales of mainland New Zealand are coming home.
Jun 27, 2011 |
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Scientists find out what fear looks like from space
(PhysOrg.com) -- While most of us could find no better use for Google Earth than checking out a holiday destination, scientists in Sydney have shown it can reveal a lot about the behaviour of marine life on ...
Jun 16, 2011 |
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Climate change hits southeast Australia fish species
Scientists are reporting significant changes in the distribution of coastal fish species in south-east Australia which they say are partly due to climate change.
Sep 28, 2010 |
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Killing in the name of conservation
Thanks to the introduction of various non-native species to Australia throughout history, the country is overrun with feral animals. A new application developed by ecologists at the University of Adelaide to be published ...
Feb 22, 2010 |
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Winds drive icebergs away from New Zealand
(AP) -- Strong westerly winds in the southern Pacific Ocean have driven scores of icebergs originally headed toward New Zealand to the east, away from the country, an oceanographer said Tuesday.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Ships warned about icebergs headed for New Zealand
(AP) -- Ships are on alert and maritime authorities are monitoring the movements of hundreds of menacing icebergs drifting toward New Zealand in the southern Pacific Ocean, officials said.
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Nov 25, 2009 |
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