I just got a whiff,” said Peter Harrison, a marine scientist, as he leaned over the edge of the boat and pointed his flashlight into the dark water. “It’s really coming through now.” It was shortly ...

"All of those scientists are genuinely doing everything they can." Scientists launch first-of-its-kind project along Great ...

Star wars” are erupting off Cairns with scientist racing to quell a growing outbreak of coral eating pests that could chew through hundreds of kilometres of reef.

Authorities are calling on locals and tourists to help unlock a mystery in Aussie waters. A "highly unusual" number of whale ...

Just before Christmas, a helicopter crew patrolling Sydney's coastline spotted a whale shark as they cruised past. The Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopters crew were on their way back to base when a ...

Australia pioneered assisted coral fertilisation. It's expanding in the Caribbean, with leading projects at the National ...

Scientists have revealed how corals anchor themselves to reefs through a multi-step biological process. The findings could help restoration efforts focus on coral species most likely to survive and ...

Trade winds are established wind patterns that travel east to west on either side of the equator, but have been found to be disrupted by large planetary atmospheric air waves. Without these winds, ...

Air pollution is now recognized as one of the greatest threats to human health, contributing to an estimated 4.2 million premature deaths in 2019, according to the World Health Organization. In and ...

Scientists have discovered that absent trade winds during crucial summer months are creating deadly heat traps that result in mass coral bleaching across the Great Barrier Reef. Trade winds are ...