How wild snapdragons fine-tune their shades to attract bees; even the smallest change decide which genes survive

Wild snapdragons showcase an impressive ability to adjust their petal colors with the help of seven genes, aimed at ...

Scientists discover 64,000 square miles of heat-resistant coral reefs across 71 countries that could help protect the world's oceans for decades

A groundbreaking study has revealed the extensive mapping of over 64,000 square miles of heat-resistant coral reefs globally, ...
Computer Weekly

Scientists map coral reefs off northern Australia

Over 1,000 previously unmapped coral reefs have been discovered stretching across northern Australia, with scientists identifying the massive marine habitats without leaving the office. Led by the ...

New reef map finds a third of coral reefs may survive warming, but most are unprotected

Scientists have found that about a third of the world's coral reefs are hardier than previously thought, encouraging some people that vulnerable reefs may be able to endure warmer ...
Phys.org

Beyond the Barrier Reef: Australia's three other World Heritage reefs are also in trouble

The Great Barrier Reef is world famous—it's the largest coral reef system in the world and home to tens of thousands of species. No wonder it is World Heritage listed. But Australia has three lower ...
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Australia turns to AI to help revive dying coral reefs

Coral reefs across the Pacific are under mounting pressure from bleaching, warming seas and human activity. In Australia, scientists are turning to AI-guided boats and precision coral planting to ...
The Conversation

The world’s coral reefs are bigger than we thought – but it took satellites, snorkels and machine learning to see them

The world’s coral reefs are close to 25% larger than we thought. By using satellite images, machine learning and on-ground knowledge from a global network of people living and working on coral reefs, ...
SpaceNews

NASA Begins Study of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

A NASA airborne mission designed to transform our understanding of Earth’s valuable and ecologically sensitive coral reefs has set up shop in Australia for a two-month investigation of the Great ...
Digital Spy

Google adds coral reefs to Street View maps

Google has added coral reef panoramas to its Street View maps service. The internet giant teamed up with ocean conservationists Catlin Seaview Survey to map out reefs near Australia, Hawaii, the ...
Yahoo

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef devastated by worst coral bleaching on record, new report finds

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Parts of Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef, famed for its stunning colors and biodiversity, suffered the biggest decline of ...
CNN

Coral bleaching on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reaches ‘catastrophic’ levels, study finds

Record ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reaching “catastrophic” levels, a new study has ...
Opinion

Prickly starfish and urchins are decimating Australia’s reefs. But we could find ways to protect them

Australia is home to some of the world’s most beautiful reefs. This includes the lush Great Southern Reef, which wraps around Australia’s southern coastline, and the world-renowned Great Barrier Reef.