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Rare Fungi Drive Rainforest Restoration on Palmyra Atoll

Rare Fungi Drive Rainforest Restoration on Palmyra Atoll

A new study has found that native rainforest restoration on the remote Palmyra Atoll depends on symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi that were previously overlooked. Researchers discovered that the atoll's native pisonia trees fo…

Fri Jul 03 20267 min
Alvin Recertified for 6,500-Metre Deep-Sea Research Dives

Alvin Recertified for 6,500-Metre Deep-Sea Research Dives

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has confirmed that the human-occupied submersible Alvin has been certified to return to service following a routine overhaul and testing programme. Granted by the US Navy's Direct…

Thu Jul 02 20268 min
NOAA Awards $99.6M Contract for Henry B. Bigelow Upgrade

NOAA Awards $99.6M Contract for Henry B. Bigelow Upgrade

NOAA has awarded a 99.6 million dollar contract to JAG Ketchikan for expanded upgrades and maintenance on the research vessel Henry B. Bigelow. The 14-month programme will begin after the 2027 field season and includes r…

Thu Jul 02 20264 min
Living Seawalls Boost Marine Biodiversity on Hardened Coastlines

Living Seawalls Boost Marine Biodiversity on Hardened Coastlines

A global initiative called Living Seawalls is retrofitting seawalls, marinas and piers with biodiversity-friendly panels designed to make hard coastal infrastructure more hospitable to marine life. Ireland's first instal…

Wed Jul 01 20266 min
Three Years After Cyclone Freddy, Floodwaters Still Cover Malawi's Elephant Marsh Farmland as Wetland Resilience Collapses

Three Years After Cyclone Freddy, Floodwaters Still Cover Malawi's Elephant Marsh Farmland as Wetland Resilience Collapses

More than 1,000 farming families in Malawi's Lower Shire Valley have lost their farmland permanently since Cyclone Freddy devastated Elephant Marsh in 2023, with floodwaters that have not receded in three years exposing…

Fri Jun 26 20265 min
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