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‘Sadness, disgust, anger’: fear for the Great Barrier Reef

While the physical effects of coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef have been well documented, we wanted to understand the social and cultural impact.

Australia’s pristine beaches have a poo problem

Sydney's affluent eastern suburbs have raw and untreated sewage from 3,500 people discharged directly into the Tasman Sea.

How climate change might impact marine life

A global team of researchers have used modelling techniques to better understand the impact of climate change on marine life in Australia and around the world.

Whale sharks seen mating on Ningaloo Reef, exciting scientists

For the first time at the world heritage-listed area, whale sharks, the world's biggest fish, have been captured on film attempting to mate.

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Why there’s more greenhouse gas in the atmosphere than you may have realised

This week brought news that atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels at the Mauna Loa atmospheric observatory in Hawaii have risen steeply for the seventh year in a row, reaching a May 2019 average of 414.7 parts per million (ppm). But in truth, the amount of greenhouse gas in our atmosphere is higher still.

Feeling nauti? We’ve got a quiz for that

In honour of World Oceans Day this week, we’ve looked beyond the shore to test your knowledge and hopefully provide a few more facts on our great blue planet.

From oceanic critters to the oceanic frontier: our researchers navigating the Indian Ocean

Our researchers are aboard RV Investigator, travelling along an Indian Ocean route that was last studied 60 years ago, looking at how the oceans have changed with the climate.

Baby sharks: tracking along our east coast

Satellite and acoustic technologies have revealed the complex movement patterns of juvenile white sharks on Australia’s east coast.

What’s the catch? Fishing boats double to 3.7 million

As demand for fish continues to grow, new research has revealed that the global fishing fleet has doubled to 3.7 million.

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Are Australian snakes really the most dangerous in the world?

Is it really a 'snake mistake'? Our resident herpetologist, Ruchira Somaweera, sheds light on some snaky misconceptions, and gives us an insight into the striking life of a herpetologist.

Bees with backpacks fly into schools

Victorian school students are helping support a global initiative to save bees thanks to our tech.

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Eastern China pinpointed as source of rogue ozone-depleting emissions

Research published by an international team today in Nature used a global network of monitoring stations to pinpoint the source of the rogue emissions. According to these data, 40-60% of the increase in emissions seen since 2013 is due to possibly illegal industrial activity in the Chinese provinces of Shandong and Hebei.

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