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Beach walkers invited to help penguin research
EnvironmentNature and ScienceOceans InstituteSchool of Biological SciencesHome PageResearchScience and Environment23 January 2023A Western Australian Marine Science Institution project, led by a scientist from The University of Western Australia, is inviting people to help penguin research while getting fit. - Latest News
New reports highlight Albany's potential to ride ocean energy wave
Media statementsAlbany CentreEngineeringEnvironmentEnvironmental EngineeringNature and ScienceOceans InstituteOceans Graduate SchoolRegional rural and remoteResearch categoryThe Albany CentreCorporateHomeHome PageResearchScience and Environment19 January 2023Albany’s potential to be a super power when it comes to harnessing clean energy from oceans has been backed by two new reports which outline the Great Southern region’s internationally superior offshore energy resource and the ‘Value in Waves’ for WA’s future economy.
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They say we know more about the Moon than about the deep sea. They’re wrong.
EnvironmentNature and ScienceHome PageResearchScience and EnvironmentOceans InstituteDeep Sea16 January 2023The idea that we know more about the Moon than the deep sea has been repeated for decades. We investigated this supposed 'fact' and found it has no scientific basis.
What would an ocean be without a monster lurking in the dark? It would be like sleep without dreams.
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