The stunning colours of coral attract many divers to the world’s reefs but, for us coral scientists, one mystery has always remained. Swimming over a reef, you can frequently spot brightly coloured coral…
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Coral reefs are the poster child for the damage people are doing to the world’s oceans. Overfishing, pollution and declining water quality have all taken their toll on reefs around the world. Perhaps the…
Dredging has a direct impact on coral health, according to a study published today in PLoS ONE that shows for the first time the link between dredge spoil and coral disease in the wild. The research, led…
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority’s recent decision to allow 3 million cubic metres of dredge material to be disposed of 25 kilometres off Abbot Point in north Queensland has attracted passionate…
Long-lived deep-sea corals preserve evidence of a major shift in the Pacific Ocean ecosystem since 1850. The tree-like skeletons…
The world’s coral reefs will quickly dissolve if greenhouse gas emissions continue on current trends, a new simulation has found. Greenhouse gases cause the ocean to become warmer and more acidic, which…
Tiny particles of air pollution can stunt the growth of coral reefs, according to a [new study in Nature Geoscience](http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1780](http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1780). Using coral…
Traditional methods of determining past ocean temperatures through coral studies have had to be rethought. Research conducted…
Australian reefs are particularly susceptible to the effects of climate change, not only because of temperature, but also…
Coral that has suffered tissue damage will take years to recover its reproductive prowess according to research from the…
A comparison of the current warming climate and the last major episode of global warming has led to scientific concern about…
Fossil corals have been used to examine how temperature changes in the past have promoted melting of polar ice sheets, showing…
Coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific region, including the Great Barrier Reef, recover faster from major stresses than their Caribbean…
Seaweed that grows in the Caribbean blooms four times faster than seaweed in the Pacific Ocean. But this is bad news for…
The Great Barrier Reef is under attack from a range of enemies including climate change effects (coral bleaching, increased severe storms, and ocean acidification), pollutant discharge from the land, coastal…
The University of Queensland has announced that it will team with Google to undertake a pioneering study of the composition…
Big fish, like coral trout, snappers and sweetlips, prefer sheltering under flat table corals rather than branching corals…
The discovery of dolomite contained within a living organism has begun to answer questions about coral that have been puzzling…
Submarine springs along the coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula are giving scientists a preview of how coral reefs will react…
The release of the Coral Sea Commonwealth marine reserve proposal is a milestone achievement in marine protection. The area proposed to be covered is larger than that of many small European nations. In…
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