New network of coastal buoys delivering wave data around Australia
Integrated Marine Observing System
Published: 30 June 2025
IMOS has launched a national wave buoy network to collect real-time coastal wave and temperature data. Accessible via AusWaves, the data improves forecasts, supports planning, and aids coastal research and sustainability efforts.
Keywords: IMOS, wave buoys, coastal data, AusWaves, ocean monitoring, marine forecasts, Australia
Voyager: How do you know if a compound kills cancer cells? How is it tested?
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 1 May 2009
New compounds from nature are tested on cancer cells for their ability to kill them. If they selectively kill cancer cells without harming normal ones, they move to animal testing. Only then can they be called anti-cancer, not just cytotoxic.
Keywords: cancer cells, cytotoxic, anti-cancer, compound testing, drug discovery, toxicity, animal studies
SEAPLEX: Scripps Research Cruise
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 17 August 2009
SEAPLEX, a Scripps Oceanography expedition, studied plastic pollution in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Researchers found widespread plastic debris and its impact on marine life, highlighting the vast scale of ocean plastic accumulation.
Keywords: plastic pollution, SEAPLEX, ocean gyre, marine debris, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, marine life, Scripps Oceanography
