Marine scientists say they are astonished at the spectacular recovery of certain coral reefs in Australia's Great Barrier Reef Marine Park from a devastating coral bleaching event in 2006.

21 April 2009

Killer hotspots of over-heated ocean water which destroy huge areas of coral and bring starvation to birds, fish and other sea creatures can now be pinpointed, thanks to a major advance in the use of satellite technology by Australian and American...

25 June 2008

Manta rays are hard to miss —big, black and stretching up to seven metres wide, but scientists are still in the dark about the world’s largest ray.

1 May 2007

Following on news that a coral bleaching incident is rapidly developing on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, University of Queensland researchers are working with NASA to understand what this event means for the world’s oceans.

12 January 2006