
Loved-up coral that spawns on cue is cupid's arrow for reef science
Australian researchers have successfully played cupid and coaxed corals into breeding out of season in a major development for reef science.
Australian researchers have successfully played cupid and coaxed corals into breeding out of season in a major development for reef science.
The Gold Coast’s world-class “floating” dive site will open next month with bookings opening under two local operators, to a city hoping that its famously sunny weather will return to shiny form, and prompting divers from around the world to lead a beeline to the standout attraction.
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Scientists will broadcast the sounds of a healthy underwater ecosystem on the Great Barrier Reef in a bid to lure fish and speed up its recovery.
The outlook for the Great Barrier Reef remains very poor despite improved coral cover after a “breather” year without cyclones and bleaching events, experts from the federal government’s marine science agency say.
The global extinction risk of most coral species is lower than previously estimated, scientists in North Queensland claim.
Scientists have found a 500-metre tall undersea coral tower on Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef during a seabed mapping project.