Great Barrier Reef
Underwater sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor
British artist Jason deCaires Taylor is a sub-aquatic artist with a growing list of extraordinary works. His seabed creations, often featuring realistic human figures based on local people, become… Audio, Gallery
Michael Portillo's Great Australian Railway Journeys
Accompanied by his distinctively colourful wardrobe, former UK cabinet minister turned TV presenter Michael Portillo travelled almost 15,000km around 'The Lucky Country' by train for his latest… Audio
The tiger sharks of Norfolk Island
Riley Elliott is a shark researcher who is determined to protect the tiger sharks off Norfolk Island, who feast on cow carcasses dumped by farmers on the old penal colony. The sharks and their… Audio
Coral transplants could regenerate Great Barrier Reef
Scientists are regrowing coral from larvae on damaged patches of the Great Barrier Reef in a project that could change the management of reef systems worldwide.
'It is a very special place and it is dying'
The Great Barrier Reef is not in grave danger yet, according to a draft report from UNESCO. The Australian government is calling it a big win, but science professor James Watson says it's a "suspended… Audio
Great Barrier Reef's survival relies on halting warming
The vast coral reef can be saved only if urgent steps are taken to reduce global warming, new research warns.
Great Barrier Reef could go on UNESCO 'danger' list
Queensland government wants the reef, home to "catastrophic" coral bleaching, kept off the danger list.
Record die-off of Great Barrier Reef coral
Higher water temperatures this year have caused the worst erosion of corals ever recorded on Australia's Great Barrier Reef
Crochet Coral Reef
The Crochet Coral Reef is a woolly celebration of the intersection of higher geometry and feminine handicraft, and a testimony to the disappearing wonders of the marine world. It has been exhibited in… Audio
Great white sharks of Australia and New Zealand
Electronic satellite tags have revealed details of the lives of great white sharks on either side of the Tasman Sea - and shown how the different populations are linked. Video, Audio
Great white sharks of Australia and New Zealand
Electronic satellite tags have revealed details of the lives of great white sharks on either side of the Tasman Sea - and shown how the different populations are linked.
Video, AudioMarine sponges may be climate change 'winners'
New research shows that ocean acidification may make some marine sponges more resilient in the face of climate change and warming water. Audio
Marine sponges may be climate change 'winners'
New research shows that ocean acidification may make some marine sponges more resilient in the face of climate change and warming water.
AudioAssisted evolution of corals
Veronika Meduna explores the controversial idea of assisted evolution, and whether it could help scientists identify coral species that could better adapt to warming ocean temperatures and… Audio
Assisted evolution of corals
Veronika Meduna explores the controversial idea of assisted evolution, and whether it could help scientists identify coral species that could better adapt to warming ocean temperatures and…
AudioQld govt buys cattle station to protect reef
Queensland has bought a massive cattle station in a bid to stem hundreds of thousands of tonnes of sediment pollution flowing into the Great Barrier Reef.
"Godfather of Coral"
The Great Barrier Reef is currently experiencing the worst bleaching event in its history, with 22% of corals dead according to government agencies. Former chief scientist of the Australian Institute… Audio
Extent of coral death at Great Barrier Reef revealed
Scientists estimate that mass bleaching, has on average, killed thirty five per cent of corals on the Great Barrier Reef. Audio, Gallery
Coral death stops fish detecting predators
Australia and Swedish researchers studying the Great Barrier Reef have found that damaged coral reefs dull the senses of some marine life. On dead coral, young fish were unable to detect the scent of… Audio
'Now or never' to save Great Barrier Reef
The fate of the Great Barrier Reef will be sealed in the next five years, according to scientists who say if the government wants to save the reef it is "now or never".
