Dr Karl: Need to Know
A quick guide to help you understand coral bleaching
Here, Dr Karl explains the number one problem facing our Great Barrier Reef: coral bleaching caused by climate change.
Tag: Great Barrier Reef
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.
Fundraising
Help fund a berth for a scientist on the Great Barrier Reef Legacy
Help the AG Society fund a berth for a marine scientist abroad the Great Barrier Reef Legacy (GBR Legacy) 2018 program.
News
New species of coral discovered on Great Barrier Reef
During their search for ‘super corals’ in the northern Great Barrier Reef, scientists have discovered a new species of branching coral.
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.
News
A giant octopus has been spotted in the Great Barrier Reef
The octopus was sighted by Great Barrier Reef helicopter tourism operators in the far-north Great Detached Reef.
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.
News
Growth rings, similar to ‘tree rings’ discovered in Great Barrier Reef coralline algae
Scientists say that the new discovery enhances our understanding of the lifecycle of coral, from seasonal growth rates to the time of reproduction.