Another summer, another mass coral bleaching event hits GBR
The fifth mass coral bleaching event in eight years has been confirmed on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR).
The fifth mass coral bleaching event in eight years has been confirmed on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR).
Researchers are celebrating after a University of the Sunshine Coast-led project detected the previously unknown species named Lady Elliot Shrimp Goby on a tiny coral cay.
Scientists have identified a major new threat to the Great Barrier Reef – invisible groundwater flows delivering nutrients at harmful levels.
The World Heritage Committee has given Australia more time to address major threats to the Great Barrier Reef and possibly avoid an in-danger listing.
The Great Barrier Reef is not dead. Nor is it in good health. The truth is complex. To understand what’s going on takes more than a headline.
Australia’s plan to protect the Great Barrier Reef won’t cut it in the era of climate change and another approach is urgently needed, an expert panel says.
A UNESCO report has recommended the Great Barrier Reef not be placed on a list of world heritage sites “in danger”.
A Great Barrier Reef citizen science program is embracing the eagerness of environmentally conscious travellers by enabling them to play marine biologist for a day.
A United Nations mission says the Great Barrier Reef should be listed as a World Heritage site ‘in danger’ with Australia failing to adequately address climate change and other key threats.
Scientists had always been puzzled by why the Great Barrier Reef formed long after Australia had conditions suitable for reef growth. It turns out the answer might be K’gari (Fraser Island).