Climate
Great Barrier Reef a ‘checkerboard’ from coral bleaching
Severe bleaching has affected 80 per cent of the Great Barrier Reef since 2016, new research shows.
Tag: Great Barrier Reef
Climate
‘Old man’ of the sea: rare, giant 400-year-old coral discovered
The 400-year-old coral structure has been named Muga dhambi.
Nature & Wildlife
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.
Nature & Wildlife
Rare black manta ray spotted on the Great Barrier Reef
See the mesmerising photographs of Lady Elliot Island’s black manta ray.
Creatura with Bec Crew
The elegant squat lobster has some wacky friends
Okay, they might not be friends, exactly, but they sure are wacky.
Nature & Wildlife
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.
Nature & 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.
Nature & Wildlife
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.