Science & Environment
‘Old man’ of the sea: rare, giant 400-year-old coral discovered
The 400-year-old coral structure has been named Muga dhambi.
Tag: Great Barrier Reef
Science & Environment
Great success on Barrier Reef citizen science expedition
Fifty additional species to the Living Coral Biobank Project, dwarf minke whales, coral surveys and a new species discovery mark inaugural citizen science voyage.
Science & Environment
Rare black manta ray spotted on the Great Barrier Reef
See the mesmerising photographs of Lady Elliot Island’s black manta ray.
Creatura Blog
The elegant squat lobster has some wacky friends
Okay, they might not be friends, exactly, but they sure are wacky.
Science & Environment
Rare albino green turtle spotted on the Great Barrier Reef
The rare albino green turtle is “one in 1,000” and lucky to have been spotted.
Wildlife
Have you ever wondered how shells are birthed?
Looking like something straight out of Alien, this egg casing is a nursery for hundreds of precious seashells.
Travel
Seven top ocean adventures on the Great Barrier Reef
Take the plunge and explore the GBR, where devils wait in the shadows, sharks circle in the shallows and a whole world reveals itself under the sea.
News
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.
News
Explore the underwater art museum on the Great Barrier Reef
A breathtaking new underwater art museum in the waters off north Queensland is inspiring a new love for the embattled Great Barrier Reef.
News
Scientists have discovered a coral reef in the Great Barrier Reef and boy, is it huge
The first new detached coral reef to be found in 120 years is equal in size to the Empire State Building in New York, scientists say.