It remains one of the biggest aviation mysteries – the tragic disappearance of passenger flight MH370. But a new, targeted search of the seabed could still yield answers.
- Professor of Coastal Oceanography, The University of Western Australia
Le Pacifique produit de l’oxygène, aide à réguler le climat, fournit de la nourriture. C’est un lieu de plaisir, de réconfort et de connexion spirituelle. Mais son écologie délicate est menacée.
Samudra Pasifik memproduksi oksigen, membantu pengaturan udara, menyediakan makanan dan mata pencaharian. Ia juga tempat kegembiraan, penghiburan dan spiritualitas. Namun, lautan ini sedang terancam.
El Océano Pacífico produce oxígeno, ayuda a regular el clima, proporciona alimentos y medios de vida. Es un lugar de diversión, consuelo y conexión espiritual. Pero su delicada ecología está amenazada.
The Pacific Ocean produces oxygen, helps regulates the weather, provides food and livelihoods. It’s a place of fun, solace and spiritual connection. But its delicate ecology is under threat.
Great areas of rubbish – known as ‘garbage patches’ – are known to form in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, but not the southern Indian Ocean. Why is that?
If you’ve ever wondered where the ocean currents flow around Australia’s coastline then we have a great map for you.
Oceanographers say they have the “credible new information” authorities need to resume the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
The search for MH370 has been officially suspended without having found the plane. Where could MH370 be? Was the search in vain?
Further analysis of the debris from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 point to a possible new search area in the Indian Ocean.
The Perth Canyon, off Australia’s west coast, is twice the size of the Grand Canyon. But only now, with the help of remote-controlled submarines, are researchers finding out what lives in its depths.
We dump more plastic into the ocean each year than we’ve been able to find. New research says much of it is lurking just below the waves.
At around 10pm on Sunday 17 August 2014, the container ship AAL Fremantle was being unloaded after arriving in Western Australia’s Fremantle Harbour, when it broke away from its mooring and collided with…
We know that Australia’s waters contain lots of tiny pieces of plastic, and that these pieces can harm many marine species. But in new research published today we show that these microplastics are also…
Frustratingly, the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has turned up many floating objects, but none of them are from the plane. That’s largely because the latest search area is likely to…
Each square kilometre of Australian sea surface water is contaminated by around 4,000 pieces of tiny plastics, according to our study published today in journal PLOS ONE and data repository Figshare. These…
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