Dirty work: Race to rebuild flooded soils
The injection of another $200 million into the Federal Reef Rescue program, which aims to improve runoff from farms into the ocean, comes as scientists are calculating the impact of huge drifts of...
View ArticleReef saving efforts turn to Caribbean
University of Queensland researchers have been studying other coral systems to see how damage to the Great Barrier Reef can be averted.
View ArticleBudget to top up marine research funding
The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) will get more than $30 million over the next four years in the federal budget to continue research in north Queensland.
View ArticleQld researchers make noise over Barrier Reef study
The first scientific project designed to capture the underwater sounds of the Great Barrier Reef off Queensland has begun.
View Article150 marine scientists warn of port construction threat to Great Barrier Reef
More than 150 marine scientists have called on the federal and Queensland governments to stop all construction outside major ports along the Great Barrier Reef.
View ArticleWhat does the reef mean to you?
Little research has been done on one of the Great Barrier Reef's largest organisms - humans.
View ArticleResearchers shed light on baby reef fish navigation
An international marine research team including Queensland scientists have discovered how coral reef fingerlings avoid getting lost and eaten in the ocean.
View ArticleQld study finds fish turn a blind eye to predators
Queensland researchers have found a species of fish can change the appearance of their eyes to boost their chances of survival against predators.
View ArticleQld marine researchers fear rising sea temperatures threaten clownfish
Queensland marine researchers say the clownfish is under threat because its habitat is being destroyed by rising sea temperatures.
View ArticleStudy finds climate change action needed to save Barrier Reef
Queensland researchers say a new study shows present climate change policies could decide the future of the Great Barrier Reef over the next century.
View ArticleResearchers conduct census on shark populations
Researchers at James Cook University are compiling a report card on Australia's shark and ray population to help maintain numbers.
View ArticleJCU funding to help boost reef research
Scientists at James Cook University (JCU) in north Queensland have received more than $4 million for a range of projects including research into the Great Barrier Reef.
View ArticleEungella's creepy crawlies help track climate change
Experts in moths, ants, birds, beetles, snails and plants have converged on Eungella National Park in north Queensland to find out how climate impacts biodiversity.
View ArticleScientists digitally map out entire Great Barrier Reef for the first time
For the first time, scientists have successfully produced digital maps for the entire Great Barrier Reef off Queensland.
View ArticleScientists freeze coral sperm to help save Barrier Reef off Queensland from...
Researchers on the Great Barrier Reef off Queensland are freezing coral sperm to stop some of the animal species from becoming extinct.
View ArticleHoliday divers snap manta rays for science
Researchers are calling for people to take photos of manta rays as they dive and snorkel off the Queensland coast this summer.
View ArticleClimate change gets the jump on snails
Ocean acidification may put an end to the fast getaway of the Great Barrier Reef's leaping snails.
View ArticleDredging can more than double coral disease in reefs: study
A world-first study has found that dredging can more than double the level of coral disease in reefs.
View ArticleCitizen science sheds ray of light on prickly character
One of the reef's rarest creatures is the subject of crowdsourced research.
View ArticleCoral fails to perform for the spawn
Every year, for a few nights after a November full moon, coral reefs do what comes naturally, but so far this year they have failed to perform.
View ArticleHope live tiger shark study off Queensland's Fraser Island will help make...
A team of scientists are catching tiger sharks for tagging and release along Australia's east coast to learn more about their predatory behaviour and migratory habits.
View ArticleFarmers and WWF work together to protect Great Barrier Reef
Australian CEO of the World Wildlife Fund Dermot O'Gorman has hailed the sugar cane farming community for continuing to play an important role in protecting the Great Barrier Reef.
View ArticleBox jellyfish antivenom a step closer after breakthrough by Queensland...
Scientists say they are a step closer to developing an antivenom to counteract toxins from the box jellyfish, which delivers the world's deadliest jellyfish sting.
View ArticleLoggerhead turtle living full life after croc attack
A turtle rehabilitation centre owner says a tracking device on a turtle, which was attacked by a crocodile off the Queensland coast last year, is providing valuable information about the life of a...
View ArticleCOTSBot: New robot aims to terminate crown-of-thorns starfish destroying...
Queensland researchers are close to completing work on an autonomous robot that will cruise the Great Barrier Reef and inject the destructive crown-of-thorns starfish with a toxic solution.
View ArticleTurtle rescues increase in the Whitsundays
A turtle rescue centre in the Whitsundays has had its busiest two months ever, rescuing 10 turtles in the region.
View ArticleScientists brace for widespread coral bleaching on Great Barrier Reef in 2016
Marine biologists studying the Great Barrier Reef prepare for widespread coral bleaching early next year with an El Nino weather event predicted to turn many of the animals white.
View Article'Herpes-like virus' impacts on Great Barrier Reef coral during bleaching,...
Scientists find a "herpes-like" virus is infecting coral on the Great Barrier Reef, especially during the bleaching phenomenon.
View ArticleGreat Barrier Reef policies not enough to meet targets set out in Reef 2050...
Australia looks likely to miss water quality targets set out to keep the Great Barrier Reef on UNESCO's World Heritage list, a senior researcher at the Federal Government's own marine science agency...
View ArticleGreat Barrier Reef: Report warns next term of government will seal its fate,...
The fate of the Great Barrier Reef will be sealed by the next term of government, the Climate Council of Australia warns both Labor and the Coalition, calling for a tougher temperature target of 1.5...
View ArticleDead coral on Great Barrier Reef masks predators to some fish, researchers say
The smell of dead coral from bleaching is masking predators to some fish on the Great Barrier Reef, researchers say.
View ArticleQueensland scientists searching for hitchhiking organisms on debris in Coral Sea
Queensland scientists are set to explore life beyond the Great Barrier Reef in the hope of finding new marine species and "hitchhiking" organisms.
View ArticleGreat Barrier Reef: Most coral now dead north of Port Douglas off far north...
Eighty to 100 per cent of coral reefs surrounding Lizard Island off far north Queensland are now dead as a result of coral bleaching, scientists say.
View ArticleAI experts build 'neural network' to help researchers search for dugongs
Researchers using aerial drones to photograph coastline in a search for dugongs partner with Queensland artificial intelligence experts to speed up the identification process.
View ArticleCoral spawning less in northern reef, scientists say
This year's spawning event on the Great Barrier Reef went as well as could be expected in light of the worst bleaching in the reef's history, a coral reef ecologist says.
View ArticleGreat Barrier Reef: Ancient coral samples show icon could recover, but...
The Great Barrier Reef has teetered on the edge of extinction in the past and recovered, a new study into its history reveals, but scientist say there are new threats.
View ArticleWhite spot prawn disease eradication concern as virus spreads
A sixth aquaculture farm tests positive for the virus that causes white spot disease in prawns, leaving the industry concerned about successful eradication.
View ArticleInternational expert says all stops needed to protect Australian prawns from...
An international expert in white spot disease says on-farm biosecurity practices will be the only way prawn farmers can protect themselves against the inevitable spread of the virus.
View ArticleGreat Barrier Reef photos show 'striking' damage to coral after Cyclone Debbie
It could be a decade before the southern Great Barrier Reef recovers from the destruction caused by Cyclone Debbie, scientists say.
View ArticleCoral research breakthrough could save Great Barrier Reef
Southern Cross University researchers say they have made a breakthrough that could help save the Great Barrier Reef.
View ArticleCrown-of-thorns starfish hit hard by new weapon
A major new offensive has been launched to fight the threat of the crown-of-thorns starfish on Queensland's Great Barrier Reef.
View ArticleThe Great Barrier Reef 'turf war'
Farming along the Queensland coast is sending harmful runoff down the rivers and out into the ocean, threatening large parts of the reef. But one industry's experience is providing a model to change that.
View ArticleRobots ready to start killing crown-of-thorns starfish on Great Barrier Reef
In a bid to eradicate one of the Great Barrier Reef's primary threats, researchers have come up with a tiny yellow submarine that will seek out crown-of-thorns starfish and kill them via lethal injection.
View ArticleArchaeologists uncover Queensland's role in the commercial dugong trade
Today the vulnerable and endangered dugong is a protected species, but once upon a time hunters slaughtered the marine animal for its meat and oil in a thriving commercial industry based in Queensland.
View ArticleHow your trip to the Great Barrier Reef could be the thing that saves it
A citizen science program is urging thousands of tourists visiting the Great Barrier Reef to gather data on the health of the world heritage site, as weather forecasting indicates another mass...
View ArticleIrukandji stings rise as jellyfish season hangs around longer in southern...
Experts say the 19 people taken to hospital with suspected Irukandji stings in Queensland so far this season is almost double the 10-year average. In the past two weeks alone, eight people have been...
View ArticleLifesavers sweep for Irukandji jellyfish in Fraser Island waters after more...
Surf lifesavers are doing stinger sweeps on the western side of Fraser Island after two more people were flown from the area to hospital with suspected Irukandji stings. More than 20 people have been...
View ArticleBeached bluebottles a danger to you and your pet
Poppingdriedout,'dead' bluebottlesmay be afunbeach traditionbutcanthese intriguing, colourful creatures still stingyouoryour pet?
View ArticleCSIRO's Investigator voyages through Coral Sea to map seafloor and unlock...
It's largely unknown what seabirds and marine mammals do when they are out in Australia's remote waters, but an ongoing project aboard at 94-metre floating laboratory is changing that.
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