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reuters Carnivorous sponges, 585 new species of crustaceans and hundreds of new worms have been discovered in the dark waters around Antarctica, suggesting these depths may have been the source of much marine life, European researchers reported on Wednesday. : Many belong to species found around the world, notably in the Arctic, while others appear [...]

MSNBC In a dire warning about global warming’s impact on coral reefs around the world, researchers reported Tuesday that for the first time warmer sea temperatures have been conclusively linked to the severity of coral diseases that can wipe out entire reefs. : Published in the online journal PLoS Biology, the study tracked the relationship [...]

CNA Experts say Singapore can build a system to protect itself from rising sea levels due to global warming – they recommend dykes, or a sea defence system. As an island Singapore can be affected by rising sea levels as a result of melting ice caps because of global warming. : Dykes are used to [...]

stuff.co.nz The Sinbad Valley, tucked away in a corner of Fiordland, has revealed a range of weird and wonderful new species over the years, including wetas and other insects. But now a handful of never before seen lizards – distant relatives of dinosaurs – have set scientists’ pulses racing. Landcare Research biologist Trent Bell went [...]

earthwatch.org Researchers with environmental charity Earthwatch have voiced their fears for grey whales arriving malnourished in their breeding grounds off the Mexican coast. The scientists are not clear whether the current decline is climate related, or part of a natural predator-prey cycle, but stress the urgent need to find out why the grey whales are [...]

reuters Warmer sea temperatures are linked to the severity of a coral disease, according to a study on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef that offers a dire warning about global warming’s potential impact on the world’s troubled reefs. The 6-year study released on Monday tracked the relationship between water temperature and the frequency of a coral [...]

reuters Humans must make sweeping cuts in greenhouse gas emissions in the next 50 years to keep global warming in check, but it need cost only a tiny fraction of world economic output, a major U.N. report said on Friday. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said keeping the temperature rise within 2 degrees [...]

MSNBC Arctic summer sea ice is melting at a significantly faster rate than projected by even the most advanced computer models, according to a new study that concludes recent U.N. reports on warming underestimate the changes in the Arctic. The shrinking of summertime ice is about 30 years ahead of the climate model projections, researchers [...]

International Herald Tribune Japan plans to contribute US$100 million (€73.5 million) to set up a special fund at the Asian Development Bank to finance environmental projects, reports said Tuesday. The grant will be announced at the ADB’s annual meeting, which starts Friday in the western city of Kyoto, the Nikkei and Mainichi newspapers said. The [...]