Science & Environment
In pictures: a new decade of coral spawning on Lord Howe Island
Following the new year full moon, mass coral spawning occurred in the Lord Howe Island lagoon in January.
Tag: coral
Science & Environment
What it will take to rescue the Great Barrier Reef
Justin Gilligan joins scientists on an expedition to the far northern Great Barrier Reef to witness the annual mass coral spawning spectacle and to look for ways to help this ecosystem under pressure.
Science & Environment
‘Beautiful coral’ discovered on the New South Wales Central Coast
A threatened species of coral, thought to be restricted to Port Stephens, calls the Central Coast home.
News
No baby corals: coral reproduction on the Great Barrier Reef falls 89 per cent
The severe and repeated bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef has not only damaged corals, it has reduced the reef’s ability to recover.
Science & Environment
How the 2016 bleaching transformed the northern Great Barrier Reef
Scientists are continuing to call for urgent climate change action as a new study reveals the extent of the damage wrought by the 2016 bleaching event.
Science & Environment
Great Barrier Reef: is there still time to save this national treasure?
Is the planet’s worst environmental catastrophe already underway in the waters off the Queensland coast? Australian Geographic investigates the future of the Great Barrier Reef.
Science & Environment
A day in the life of the Great Barrier Reef
Get a glimpse into what life looks like on the Great Barrier Reef.
Science & Environment
Matchmaking scientists grow baby corals for Great Barrier Reef
Large-scale larval resettlement, a new technique developed by scientists to restore damaged patches of the reef, has shown early signs of success, however they say this isn’t the solution to all the reefs problems.
Wildlife
Coral spawning: a rare natural wonder
To catch the natural phenomenon of coral spawning, you need patience and just a little bit of luck.
News
Scientists successfully genetically sequence whole coral organism
Scientists from the Sea-quence Project have applied the same technology used in human genome sequencing to coral genome sequencing, producing spectacular results.