Healthy coral reefs recycle nutrients while degraded reefs release them
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ)
Published: 16 April 2026
NIOZ research in Curaçao reveals healthy coral-dominated reefs efficiently recycle nutrients, while degraded reefs release them into surrounding waters, informing reef conservation strategies.
Keywords: coral reefs, nutrient cycling, water quality, Caribbean, reef degradation, biogeochemistry, conservation
AI system tracks iceberg lifecycles from birth to fragmentation
British Antarctic Survey
Published: 4 February 2026
British Antarctic Survey developed an AI that automatically identifies icebergs at birth and tracks their decades-long journeys, creating family trees as they fragment to improve climate models.
Keywords: artificial intelligence, icebergs, Southern Ocean, satellite imagery, climate models, Antarctic, cryosphere
Warm-bodied sharks and tunas face double jeopardy in warming seas
Trinity College Dublin
Published: 17 April 2026
Study reveals warm-bodied predators like great white sharks and tuna burn four times more energy than cold-blooded fish, facing shrinking habitats and food supplies as oceans warm.
Keywords: sharks, tuna, ocean warming, marine predators, metabolic rate, climate change, marine ecology
