Dr Karl: Need to Know
Popular sunscreen chemical can kill baby corals
Consider wearing zinc or covering up next time you’re snorkeling, says Dr Karl – one popular sunscreen chemical can be toxic for baby corals.
Tag: reef
News
VIDEO: Dancing and kissing corals
New underwater microscope reveals the secrets of marine life with unprecedented resolution.
News
Coral reef deaths: mystery solved
Scientists have finally solved a historic mystery behind the deaths of two Queensland coral reefs.
Science & Environment
Innovative program helps reef and unemployed
An innovative new program is helping to solve youth unemployment and a thorny Great Barrier Reef pest
News
Crossbred corals beat the heat on the great barrier reef
In a good news story for the Great Barrier Reef, some corals seem to be able to pass on heat-tolerant genes
Science & Environment
The pros and cons from a citizen scientist
English teacher Lachlan Pollard ponders citizen science’s uses and abuses as he tries his hand at marine surveys
Destinations
Video: Heron Island marine paradise
Home to a diverse array of marine life, which attracts researchers and tourists alike, Heron Island is one of the Great Barrier Reef’s tropical gems
Destinations
Gallery: Tropical North Queensland, four days in paradise
Australian Geographic OUTDOOR Editor, Justin Walker, visited Tropical North Queensland recently as part of Tourism TNQ’s “Paradise Through Your Lens” competition, in his role as judge and mentor. Justin followed some of the 10 finalists around the region as they shot footage for their short film entries. During his four days up north, Justin mentored these finalists and also photographed some of the area’s spectacular locations and residents.
News
Gallery: Designer coral reefs
Designer Alex Goad has developed a cheap, easy, Lego-style modular frame that speeds up the creation of artificial reefs. Called Modular Artificial Reef Structure (MARS), it can be used for recovery after a coral reef has been destroyed by storms, or for use by aquariums
News
Fatal shark attack in northern Queensland
A recent high school graduate has been killed by a shark attack, while spear fishing off the coast of Port Douglas