I just got a whiff,” said Peter Harrison, a marine scientist, as he leaned over the edge of the boat and pointed his ...

We flew to Lady Elliot Island for a day! This beautiful spot is located on the Southern Great Barrier Reef and is the perfect day trip from the Gold Coast. Here's a look at our whole adventure + where ...

Tumbling backwards off the side of our tender, we plunge into an inky ocean. It’s just past dusk and the orange sunset is quickly fading as we release air out of our buoyancy vests and sink into the ...

Coral bleaching is usually triggered by heat stress caused by increased water temperatures and UV radiation, but can occur due to other factors such as changes in water quality. 1. Change in ocean ...

Scientists have revealed how corals anchor themselves to reefs through a multi-step biological process. The findings could help restoration efforts focus on coral species most likely to survive and ...

A new scientific report that finds the burning of gas from Woodside's proposed Browse offshore gas field would result in the death of an additional ...

A new scientific report that finds the burning of gas from Woodside's proposed Browse offshore gas field would result in the death of an additional ...

Rising ocean temperatures have been implicated in mass coral bleaching events affecting the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). These events have been increasingly frequent, with major events occurring in 2016, ...

As ocean temperatures rise due to climate change, corals and other sensitive organisms survive where temperatures are less extreme. But a new study from researchers at Florida Tech, published this ...

The researchers used satellite heat-stress data to see how far the impact has gone globally. They predicted that 51% of the world's coral reefs suffered moderate or worse bleaching. 15% were dying or ...

Overtourism is taking a toll on some of the world’s most spectacular locations. A Japanese city has cancelled its cherry blossom festival because of overcrowding. Peru’s Machu Picchu site was on the v ...

In Cape Verde, conservation has boosted the sea turtle population 100-fold — but the male-female balance is way off.