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Woodside’s designs on the country’s largest untapped gas basin around Scott Reef are, some say, just another example of fossil fuel companies getting their way in what has become a petrostate

.. recent reports indicate that the Great Barrier Reef has hit record coral cover for the third year in a row, challenging these prevailing narratives.

We are told that Polar Bears are on hugely threatened by climate change. But does the data support this proposition?

Science Weekly revisits episode three of this 2023 mini-series from Full Story.

Offshore regulator directs company to mitigate risks as Greens call for stronger laws ‘to govern the decommissioning of these toxic facilities’

The evidence suggests, contrary to CNN’s fearmongering, climate change does not threaten to decimate the GBR or other coral reefs around the world. That’s something people around the globe can be thankful for.

Start-up brand Reefy has joined hands with a Dutch zoo to develop sustainable methods of restoring coral reefs in the wild. Their attempt is to create biodegradable material that coral can grow on instead of steel, plastic,...

A new study has found that heatwaves associated with climate change are threatening coral populations in the Mediterranean. The study, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society Biology, established that corals could...

Indian Ocean coral reefs are in danger of collapsing within the next 50 years, according to a new study. From Seychelles to South Africa, reef systems could face functional extinction, threatening the lives...

Planting diverse corals under the sea could help save threatened coral reef ecosystems, according to a new study published in the journal Science Advances on October 13...

The Great Barrier Reef will be listed as a World Heritage Site in danger if UNESCO's recommendations are adopted. In the draft recommendations, UNESCO has urged the World Heritage Committee to consider listing the...

Most media reports, based on extensive aerial surveys by his one-time colleague Terry Hughes, conclude that the reef is variously 50% or 60% dead from coral bleaching as a direct consequence of global warming...

According to a new report prepared by a team of international scientists, deep-sea remains of ancient corals could be used to understand carbon dioxide in the oceans, both past and present...

The Florida Aquarium announced a breakthrough that may help save America's Great Barrier Reef. Scientists at the Tampa-based aquarium have successfully reproduced ridged cactus coral for the first time. A video captures the...

NASA is calling citizen scientists of all ages to help map endangered coral — while sheltering in place. Instead of endlessly livestreaming TV shows during the pandemic, you could help program a supercomputer to classify...