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Artificial reefs show oyster resilience to algal bloom

Artificial reefs show oyster resilience to algal bloom

Native oyster populations have emerged as an unlikely survivor of a devastating algal bloom as a community survey reveals the worst-impacted marine species.

Ill winds: calm weather puts Great Barrier Reef at risk

Ill winds: calm weather puts Great Barrier Reef at risk

Ill winds: calm weather puts Great Barrier Reef at risk

Ill winds: calm weather puts Great Barrier Reef at risk

Australian researchers have identified weather patterns that can raise the risk of coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef, and winds play a key role.

Warming seas threaten billion-dollar salmon industry

Warming seas threaten billion-dollar salmon industry

Warming seas threaten billion-dollar salmon industry

Warming seas threaten billion-dollar salmon industry

Climate change could cost Tasmania's salmon industry millions of dollars in revenue and force major changes to farming operations, a report has warned.

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'Long memory': Pacific faces decades of global warming

'Long memory': Pacific faces decades of global warming

Cutting all greenhouse gas emissions will not immediately reverse the effects of climate change on the world's largest ocean, a study has found.

Stingrays return to beach ravaged by deadly algal bloom

Stingrays return to beach ravaged by deadly algal bloom

Much-loved stingrays are returning to a popular beach ravaged by an algal bloom, but local divers suspect the broader ecology is yet to recover.

Mother whale's heartbreaking moment with stillborn calf

Mother whale's heartbreaking moment with stillborn calf

A heartbreaking interaction between a humpback whale mother and her stillborn calf suggests a deep and little understood maternal connection.

Australia's coral reefs retreat as heatwaves intensify

Australia's coral reefs retreat as heatwaves intensify

Marine heatwaves are threatening coral reefs, including those in Australia, but research shows they could recover if given a break between bleaching events.

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Progress and poor marks: Reef earns a mixed report card

Progress and poor marks: Reef earns a mixed report card

Progress and poor marks: Reef earns a mixed report card

Progress and poor marks: Reef earns a mixed report card

Efforts to cut pollution in waterways feeding Australia's Great Barrier Reef are making progress but still falling short of targets.

Social media star Neil the seal safely returns to sea

Social media star Neil the seal safely returns to sea

Social media star Neil the seal safely returns to sea

Social media star Neil the seal safely returns to sea

Wildlife authorities have given an update about the location of Neil, a five-year-old southern elephant seal who has made big waves online.

Why whales are making Star Wars sounds in Aussie waters

Why whales are making Star Wars sounds in Aussie waters

Why whales are making Star Wars sounds in Aussie waters

Why whales are making Star Wars sounds in Aussie waters

Researchers are installing more underwater microphones to track whale migration in Australia and they are already hearing out-of-this-world calls.

Third fatal shark attack in a month sparks warnings

Third fatal shark attack in a month sparks warnings

Third fatal shark attack in a month sparks warnings

Third fatal shark attack in a month sparks warnings

Three spearfishers have died in shark attacks in just 21 days as an expert warns of the risks involved in the activity.

Rich biodiversity sparks call for harbour's protection

Rich biodiversity sparks call for harbour's protection

Rich biodiversity sparks call for harbour's protection

Rich biodiversity sparks call for harbour's protection

One of the most pristine and biologically important mangrove estuarine ecosystems should be protected from industrial development, a report has found.

Smelly spawning heralds new life on fragile reef

Smelly spawning heralds new life on fragile reef

Smelly spawning heralds new life on fragile reef

Smelly spawning heralds new life on fragile reef

Scientists have harvested millions of coral babies in a bid to help a bleached reef regenerate after it was lashed by a destructive cyclone.

Full picture of deadly flu on island yet to be revealed

Full picture of deadly flu on island yet to be revealed

Full picture of deadly flu on island yet to be revealed

Full picture of deadly flu on island yet to be revealed

Scientists who went on a landmark trip to a World Heritage-listed sub-Antarctic island are awaiting more results after a deadly bird flu strain was discovered.

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'Critters still here': Ningaloo Reef survives cyclone

A marine scientist says the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef has sustained minimal damage after copping a battering from a category four cyclone.

Cyclone-hammered reefs can take many years to recover

Coral reefs and their fish populations can take many years to recover after being hammered by severe tropical cyclones, researchers say.

'Gaslit': government under fire over algal bloom claims

A government's sustained denials that a harmful algal bloom was toxic have been proven wrong and there must be an inquiry, the Liberals and Greens say.

Aussie researchers create a robot vacuum for oil spills

A prototype is no larger than a shoe but Australian engineers plan to supersize their oil-consuming robot to tackle sea pollution.

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Government 'ignored' advice to halt salmon farming

Freedom-of-information documents show the federal government didn't act on department advice to revoke approvals for salmon farming in a remote harbour.

Paddle out to remember schoolboy shark attack victim

A 12-year-old who died after being bitten by a shark will be remembered in a community paddle out.

Shark safety boost after horror spate of attacks

More drones will be deployed along the NSW coast as part of a multimillion-dollar boost to shark-safety programs after the death of a 12-year-old boy.

From goggles and floaties to using AI to save sea lions

A young scientist is part of a team using video and AI to track movements of Australian sea lions in a bid to protect the endangered species and its habitat.

Questions about Australia's deepest lake answered

The true depth of Australia's deepest lake, which sits in a picturesque world-heritage national park, has been revealed by the hard work of scientists.

Unique fishery recognised in 'unbelievable' first

For the first time, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge systems have been included in national science awards for research, innovation and teaching.

The ecological disaster threatening Australian seabirds

Thousands of dead seabirds washed up on Australia's coastline two years ago following a marine heatwave and scientists warn history could repeat.

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