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Dr Karl explains how they survive when they can't move.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=oceans-and-reefs">oceans-and-reefs</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=marine-biology">marine-biology</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=great-barrier-reef">great-barrier-reef</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=greatmomentsinscience">greatmomentsinscience</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=drkarl">drkarl</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=podcast">podcast</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item003"><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-15/tropical-fish,-heat-waves,-pollution-threat-to-australia's-kelp/8023634?section=science"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201611/r1637484_25072396.jpg" align="left" alt="">Tropical invaders, heat waves and pollution take toll on Australia's kelp forests</a></h4> <p class="item003 itemList"><span class="txdate">Tuesday, 15 November 2016</span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Kelp killers</span> The southerly migration of voracious tropical fish and urchins are threatening kelp forests along the east coast of Australia, while marine heatwaves and pollution are taking their toll in the south and west, two separate studies have found.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=climate-change">climate-change</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=water-pollution">water-pollution</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=biology">biology</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=marine-biology">marine-biology</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=ecology">ecology</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=fish">fish</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=news">news</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item004"><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-11/nat-geo-photographer-uses-images-to-call-for-conservation/7920872"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201610/r1624715_24797670.jpg" align="left" alt="">National Geographic photographer uses images to call for conservation</a></h4> <p class="item004 itemList"><span class="txdate">Wednesday, 12 October 2016</span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Image power</span> A striking photograph will always stir more emotions and create a bigger impact than a spreadsheet of statistics, says acclaimed National Geographic photographer Thomas Peschak.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=conservation">conservation</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=marine-biology">marine-biology</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=news">news</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item005"><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-05/how-to-scientifically-name-species/7681634"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201608/r1598431_24231013.jpg" align="left" alt="">How to scientifically name a species</a></h4> <p class="item005 itemList"><span class="txdate">Friday, 5 August 2016</span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Name a species</span> Need some tips to come up with a good name for a nudibranch? Taxonomist Dr Amber Beavis reveals how the naming system works.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=animals">animals</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=biology">biology</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=microbiology">microbiology</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=marine-biology">marine-biology</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=botany">botany</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=indepthfeature">indepthfeature</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item006"><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-13/secrets-of-seafloor-captured-by-new-underwater-microscope/7621916"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201607/r1589340_24037193.jpg" align="left" alt="">Kissing coral captured by new underwater microscope</a></h4> <p class="item006 itemList"><span class="txdate">Wednesday, 13 July 2016</span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Coral secrets</span> Images of kissing corals and seafloor turf wars have been captured for the first time by scientists using a revolutionary new underwater microscope.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=oceans-and-reefs">oceans-and-reefs</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=marine-biology">marine-biology</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=news">news</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item007"><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-07/forests-of-the-sea-slashed-by-marine-heatwave/7577934"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201607/r1587333_23995031.JPG" align="left" alt="">Forests of the sea slashed by marine heatwave</a></h4> <p class="item007 itemList"><span class="txdate">Friday, 8 July 2016</span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Warming oceans</span> Great swathes of the temperate kelp forests on Western Australia's reefs that underpin tourism and fisheries industries worth billion annually are gone.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=climate-change">climate-change</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=marine-biology">marine-biology</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=ecology">ecology</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=news">news</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item008"><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-24/boom-in-cephalopod-numbers-point-to-changing-oceans/7437560"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201605/r1569288_23614111.JPG" align="left" alt="">Octopus, squid and cuttlefish numbers boom in changing oceans</a></h4> <p class="item008 itemList"><span class="txdate">Tuesday, 24 May 2016</span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Weeds of the sea</span> A surprising 60-year boom in global octopus, squid and cuttlefish numbers points to long-term changes taking place in the world's oceans, scientists say.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=animals">animals</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=marine-biology">marine-biology</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=invertebrates">invertebrates</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=news">news</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item009"><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-12/deep-sea-study-uncovers-surprising-riches/7404444?section=science"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201605/r1564664_23518008.jpg" align="left" alt="Brittle star (Macrophiothrix spongicola)">Global map uncovers surprising riches in the deep sea</a></h4> <p class="item009 itemList"><span class="txdate">Thursday, 12 May 2016</span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Deep-sea riches</span> A global snapshot of thousands of close relatives of the starfish has provided an unprecedented view into the richness and diversity of deep-sea life.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=conservation">conservation</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=oceans-and-reefs">oceans-and-reefs</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=marine-biology">marine-biology</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=news">news</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item010"><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-17/little-penguins-team-up-to-spot-dinner/7033020"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201512/r1511286_22384075.JPG" align="left" alt="">Penguin-cam reveals how little penguins team up to spot their dinner</a></h4> <p class="item010 itemList"><span class="txdate">Thursday, 17 December 2015</span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Snapped!</span> The world's smallest species of penguin makes the most of many eyes when it comes to hunting schools of fish, vision from cameras strapped to the birds' backs reveal.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=animal-behaviour">animal-behaviour</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=marine-biology">marine-biology</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=news">news</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item011"><a href="/science/articles/2015/09/01/4301306.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201508/r1467018_21423757.JPG" align="left" alt="Toothbrushes, dolls arms, balloons, cigarette lighters and bottle caps are just some of the items on a seabird's dinner menu these days, say researchers ">Almost all seabirds are eating plastic</a></h4> <p class="item011 itemList"><span class="txdate">Tuesday, 1 September 2015</span><span class="description"><br>Ninety per cent of the planet's seabirds are having plastic for dinner, a new study has found.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=water-pollution">water-pollution</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=marine-biology">marine-biology</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item012"><a href="/science/articles/2015/08/19/4295627.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201508/r1462721_21331488.jpg" align="left" alt="A scarface damsel poses while a bluestreak cleaner wrasse cleans it of parasites ">Reef fish like a home with a cleaner</a></h4> <p class="item012 itemList"><span class="txdate">Wednesday, 19 August 2015</span><span class="description"><br>Baby damselfish do better on coral reefs that are inhabited by other fish that keep them free of parasites, a new study has found.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=marine-biology">marine-biology</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=fish">fish</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item013"><a href="/science/articles/2015/07/06/4257723.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201506/r1438817_20820130.jpg" align="left" alt="">Ancient fish evolved gills to survive acidic oceans</a></h4> <p class="item013 itemList"><span class="txdate">Monday, 6 July 2015</span><span class="description"><br>Fish gills evolved to balance pH, not breathe, suggests a new study.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=marine-biology">marine-biology</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=evolution">evolution</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=fish">fish</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item014"><a href="/science/articles/2015/07/03/4243712.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201505/r1429845_20623209.JPG" align="left" alt="Diving in the dark for nocturnal night life">Close encounters in the underwater dark</a></h4> <p class="item014 itemList"><span class="txdate">Friday, 3 July 2015</span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Video from the vault</span> Dive into the alien-like world beneath Port Phillip Bay.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=environment">environment</a>, <a 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