Unlocking the secrets to ancient coral reefs
Rachel Mealey: Geologists have finished drilling a three kilometre deep hole into the Queensland Outback and the findings…
Tiny reef fish flourished beside islands filled with seabirds; where rats removed the birds, the entire underwater food chain took another route
Ecosystems work with each other no matter how far or disconnected they are. Animals and birds have impacts…
‘Systemic racism’ claims identified in buried reef authority review
An independent review into the agency tasked with protecting the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef revealed staff were…
Underwater Speakers Are Having An Unexpected Effect On Jamaica’s Coral Reefs
Coral reefs are essential for a healthy ocean and thriving fish colonies. Sadly, coral reefs are dying out…
SA scientist creates virus weapons against antibiotic resistance
From the smallest organisms on Earth may come some of the biggest breakthroughs in science. That belief sits…
The future of coral reefs lies in human intervention
There’s an archetypal nightmare where a dreamer is being pursued by some menacing creature, but they can only…
Severe and widespread coral reef damage during the 2014-2017 Global Coral Bleaching Event
Coral Reef Watch, Center for Satellite Applications and Research, U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, College Park, MD,…
The Curse of Dead Corals
Kai Kopecky’s doctoral advisors were not particularly keen on his plan. In 2019, Kopecky, then a graduate student…
Walking Sharks Rewrite The Rules Of Reproduction
Epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum), a shark made famous thanks to their ability to “walk.” Universal Images Group via…
What is a pyroCB, a fire-generated thunderstorm?
The fire burning in north-east Victoria near Walwa was so fierce it generated its own weather this afternoon,…
BOM Christmas weather forecast shows cool day in the east, searing heat in the west
Australia is getting a smorgasbord of extreme weather over the next few days, featuring heat and humidity, severe…
Extreme heatwave forecast for NSW, with Sydney’s west set to reach temperatures in the low 40s
The first heatwave of the summer will reach its peak across New South Wales today, with temperatures above…