With NOAA confirming late last month that more than 83% of the planet's reefs have been hit by extreme ocean heat since January 2023, scientists are finding that even the most resilient of Australia's ...

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is suffering another mass bleaching event, the reef’s managers confirmed Friday, the result of soaring ocean temperatures caused by the global climate crisis and ...

New 3D mapping underwater drones have revealed alarming coral reef degradation off the coast of Western Australia. But ...

The recommendations include slashing greenhouse gas emissions, reassessing proposed projects and credit schemes, and scaling up financial resources to ultimately protect the reefs. Australia’s ...

CANBERRA, ACT — Australia’s environment minister said ... the world’s largest coral reef is in peril. The report, which recommended shifting the Great Barrier Reef to endangered status ...

A record marine heat wave “decimated” coral populations around Florida and the Caribbean last year and observers in Australia fear a similar fate could be in store for the country’s reefs.

The first detailed study of Australian tropical oyster reefs reveals the main species, yet to be named, is related to the Sydney rock oyster – and is just as delicious.

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“Climate change is the biggest risk not just to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia but also to coral reefs around the world,” said Australia’s Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek in a ...

But now, oyster reefs are being found right across Australia's tropical north as well. These tropical oyster reefs are bigger and more widespread than anyone expected. In fact, they are some of ...