Great Barrier Reef

Tech

Sea Snakes Attacking Humans Probably Just Horny, Scientists Say

08.19.21

By Becky Ferreira
News

How a Floating Hotel on the Great Barrier Reef Became a North Korean Ghost Ship

11.03.20

By Gavin Butler and Junhyup Kwon
Tech

Scientists Discover Coral Reef Taller Than the Empire State Building

10.29.20

By Becky Ferreira
News

Half the Great Barrier Reef’s Coral has Died in the Past 25 Years

10.14.20

By Gavin Butler
Tech

The Great Barrier Reef Is Heading for a Mass Bleaching of Unprecedented Scale

03.04.20

By Maddie Stone
Scientists Are Luring Fish Back to Dead Reefs by Playing Them Sounds From Thriving, Healthy Reefs

12.05.19

By Gavin Butler
Tech

This Giant Raft of Volcanic Rock Could Help Heal the Great Barrier Reef

08.26.19

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

Ocean Heatwaves That Instantly Kill Coral Are Getting Worse, Scientists Warn

08.08.19

By Becky Ferreira and Madeleine Gregory
Travel

Climate Change Tourism Is Cashing In On Environmental Devastation

07.31.19

By Anne Gaviola
Tech

This Underwater Robot Will ‘Squirt’ Coral Larvae onto the Great Barrier Reef to Save It

11.02.18

By Sarah Emerson
This Tropical Island Could Be Yours for the Price of a Sydney Terrace

10.23.18

By Gavin Butler
Former Australian Party Island to be Revived as a Cryptocurrency Paradise

09.05.18

By Gavin Butler

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