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The hard version of coral polyps produces limestone that is used to form layer after layer of a rigid coral skeleton. Groups ...

The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef ... underwater ecosystems formed primarily by colonies of tiny ...

Rows of tanks filled with liquid nitrogen sit in temperature-controlled chambers at Sydney's Taronga zoo, cradling parts of ...

Officials with the Australian government-run Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority said Friday ... our special places and the plants and animals that call them home." ...

A new study of the Great Barrier Reef has revealed that the network of no-take marine reserves supplies nearly half of the region's coral trout fishery catch. A new study of the Great Barrier Reef ...

Aerial surveys conducted by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and Australian ... the best chance of survival for the planet and animals that call it home, for the 64,000 people whose ...

The amount of coral in some areas of the Great Barrier Reef is at its highest in 36 years, according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Marine Science. From August 2021 to May 2022 ...

Here’s a little good news for the day: certain areas of the Great Barrier Reef have the highest ... Bleaching events can negatively impact coral reef environments, which are home to many different ...

the Great Barrier Reef Marine Authority said in its annual report. Bleaching in 2016, 2017 and 2020 damaged two-thirds of the coral. Coral bleaches as a response to heat stress and scientists hope ...

Marine scientists have found part of the Great Barrier Reef has recorded its highest amount of coral cover in nearly four decades, although they warn the reef’s rehabilitation could unwind ...

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, which oversees efforts to preserve and protect the reef, said a widespread bleaching event is unfolding that is “consistent with patterns of heat ...