Science & Environment
Rare ‘purple cauliflower’ coral off NSW coast may be extinct within 10 years
New research shows cauliflower soft coral may become extinct in the next decade unless we urgently protect and restore it.
Tag: coral
Science & Environment
In pictures: exploring the coral reefs of Norfolk Island
Go beneath the ocean’s surface that surrounds Norfolk Island and explore the abundant coral reefs and the marine creatures that call them home.
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Great Barrier Reef assessed as having ‘critical conservation outlook’ by IUCN
Rising temperatures, shrinking glaciers, wildfires and droughts are now the biggest danger to Earth’s natural heritage sites including the Great Barrier Reef.
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The new Great Barrier Reef ambassadors
An innovative training program for tourist operators on the Great Barrier Reef could be crucial to the survival of the World Heritage treasure.
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We just spent two weeks surveying the Great Barrier Reef. What we saw was an utter tragedy
The Australian summer just gone will be remembered as the moment when human-caused climate change struck hard.
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In pictures: coral spawning on Lord Howe Island
Following the new year full moon, mass coral spawning occurred in the Lord Howe Island lagoon in January.
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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.
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‘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.
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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.
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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.