GREAT BARRIER REEF Top Stories

Could some species dying on Earth be saved in outer space?
Conserving biodiversity is essential to address the climate crisis
Public Domain / United States Agency for International Development
2024-04-22, Sandhills Express
Plants and animals are dying off at an unprecedented rate on Earth. Some scientists are looking to outer space for a solution. The idea is called a lunar biorepository, a...
Europe endured record number of ‘extreme heat stress’ days in 2023
FILE - A man rides his bike on a small road in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, as the sun rises on July 9, 2023. Scientists say crushing temperatures that blanketed Europe last summer may have led to more than 61,000 heat-related deaths, highlighting the need for governments to address the health impacts of global warming.
AP / Michael Probst, File
2024-04-22, Al Jazeera
Europe is increasingly facing bouts of heat so intense that the human body cannot cope, climate monitors have warned. The continent endured a record number of “extreme...
Turtles swimming to extinction in Malaysia as male hatchlings feel heat
Turtle Patch, Pulau Sipadan, Sabah, MALAYSIA
Creative Commons / Bernard DUPONT
2024-04-22, Al Jazeera
Redang Island, Malaysia – Under a full moon, a bulbous creature emerges from the South China Sea onto a quiet beach on the Malaysian island of Redang. Watched closely by...
Public urged to join fight for Australia's Great Barrier Reef2024-04-27
Beijing News: sydney - Analysis of more than 25,000 images from divers, tourism operators and recreational boats on Australia's annual GreatReef Census is getting under way. Now in its fourth year, one of the world's fastest-growing conservation projects is helping to...
Public urged to join fight for Australia’s Great Barrier Reef2024-04-27
Voa News: sydney — Analysis of more than 25,000 images from divers, tourism operators and recreational boats on Australia’s annual GreatReef Census is getting under way. Now in its fourth year, one of the world’s fastest-growing conservation projects is helping to...
Ocean Heat Pummels the Great Barrier Reef, Again2024-04-27
Dissident Voice: It’s never been so bad. The Great Barrier Reef, which is one of nature’s most iconic mosaics of biodiversity, is on the ropes because of extreme global warming. Coral bleaching at the World Heritage-listed reef is “experiencing its worst mass bleaching event...
The Glassworker Trailer Previews Pakistani Animated Movie2024-04-26
Coming Soon: Pakistan’s first hand-drawn animated movie, The Glassworker, has released its first trailer. The feature, directed by UsmanRiaz, is scheduled to open in Pakistani cinemas on July 26, 2024. The Glassworker, which hails from ManoAnimation Studios, has yet to...
Corals bred in a zoo have joined Europe's largest reef. This is offering scientists hope2024-04-26
Phys Dot Org: Just like the animals on Noah's Ark, the corals arrived in a pair. On Monday, divers with gloved hands gently nestled the self-bred corals from the WorldCoralConservatory project among their cousins in Europe's largest coral reef at the Burgers' Zoo in the...
The end of coral reefs as we know them2024-04-26
Vox: PaigeVickers/Vox Years ago, scientists made a devastating prediction about the ocean. Now it’s unfolding. More than five years ago, the world’s top climate scientists made a frightening prediction: If the planet warms by 1.5 degrees Celsius, relative to...
Corals bred in zoo join Europe's largest reef, offering scientists hope2024-04-26
Naharnet: Just like the animals on Noah's Ark, the corals arrived in a pair. On Monday, divers with gloved hands gently nestled the self-bred corals from the WorldCoralConservatory project among their cousins in Europe's largest coral reef at the Burgers' Zoo in the...
Corals bred in a zoo have joined Europe’s largest reef. This is offering scientists hope2024-04-26
Wtop: ARNHEM, Netherlands (AP) — Just like the animals on Noah’s Ark, the corals arrived in a pair. On Monday, divers with gloved hands gently nestled the self-bred corals from the WorldCoralConservatory project among their cousins in Europe’s largest coral reef...
Zoo-bred corals join Europe's largest reef, offering conservation hope to scientists2024-04-26
Fox News: Just like the animals on Noah’s Ark, the corals arrived in a pair. On Monday, divers with gloved hands gently nestled the self-bred corals from the WorldCoralConservatory project among their cousins in Europe’s largest coral reef at the Burgers’ Zoo in the...
Global study finds more than half of branded plastic pollution linked to 56 companies (CSIRO - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)2024-04-26
Public Technologies: ) 26 April 2024News Release 2 Photos A new study published in Science Advancesfound more than half of branded plastic pollution found in the environment was linked to 56 companies. CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, co-authored the paper along with 12...
UN Expert: Maldives Stuck Between Rock and Hard Place on Climate Change Issue (United Nations in Maldives)2024-04-25
Public Technologies: ) The beach where I used to play, collect shells and watch sunsets no longer exists. Naff Asim, Maldivian marine biologist and youth climate activist1 IntroductionToday, I conclude my ten-day visit to Maldives. Scattered like sparkling jewels across a vast...
Targeted culling of starfish found to help Great Barrier Reef maintain or increase cover2024-04-25
Phys Dot Org: A team of marine biologists, conservationists and environmentalists affiliated with multiple institutions in Australia has found that controlled culling of starfish can revitalize or promote regrowth of sections of the Great Barrier Reef. In their paper...
Solar geoengineering to cool the planet: Is it worth the risks?2024-04-25
Phys Dot Org: When I first wrote about geoengineering in 2012 , it was considered far-fetched at best, and crazy by most. But 12 years later, while there is still controversy and considerable resistance to deploying it, respectable scientists and institutions are pushing...
'World's largest' coral-restoration project unveiled in Saudi Arabia2024-04-25
The National: One of Saudi Arabia's top universities has announced a Red Sea project described as the world’s largest coral reef restoration. The KingAbdullahUniversity of Science and Technology initiative aims to produce hundreds of thousands of corals each year. The...