Ecosystems

Hidden Chaos Found to Lurk in Ecosystems

Quanta Magazine: Physical scientists seem to find the phenomenon of chaos everywhere: in the orbits of planets, in weather systems, in a river’s swirling eddies. For nearly three decades, ecologists considered chaos in the living world to be surprisingly rare by…

Climate change: why we can’t rely on regrowing coastal habitats to offset carbon emissions

The Conversation: Removing several hundred billion tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere is now considered necessary to avert the worst effects of climate change. Using nature to help achieve that…

Undersea nuclear waste dump off Cumbria would imperil marine life, experts warn

The Guardian: Plans to dispose of radioactive nuclear waste beneath the seabed off the north-west coast of England risk seriously harming marine life including mammals such as dolphins and whales,…

3D Printed Reefs Aim to Restore Cod in Scandinavian Waters

3DPrint.com: Ørsted, Denmark’s largest energy company, has now partnered with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Denmark to restore the marine biodiversity of the Kattegat Strait, the body of water between Denmark and Sweden. How? By experimenting with 3D printed reefs….