Great Barrier Reef

Marine food chains at risk of collapse, extensive study of world’s oceans finds

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Important ecosystems could be massively damaged by 2050 unless greenhouse gas emissions and localised pollution is drastically reduced, researchers say

Ask the real experts about ocean acidification, not climate science deniers

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Scientists review column on ocean acidification in The Australian newspaper and find it was ‘misleading’, ‘very wrong’ and ‘ill informed’.

Habitats of 140 Australian threatened species not protected, WWF study finds

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Despite increases in marine parks and nature reserves, many threatened animals, including the northern hairy-nosed wombat, are still without protection

Great Barrier Reef dredging could damage fish populations, says study

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Researchers at James Cook find that larvae development is significantly stunted by murky water and increased sediment

Could bankers save the Great Barrier Reef?

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If, as green groups have assessed, the Galilee Basin resources are one of a number of global ‘carbon bombs’, then it seems the only people likely to save the planet are bankers

Google Street View videographers to take wine drinkers into Bordeaux chateaux

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Any wine connoisseur with an internet connection would be able to visit virtually the Bordeaux chateaux. Google’s team of videographers will unveil Bordeaux chateaux secretes and the families behind every estate. Using backpack-mounted cameras videographers are currently capturing behind-the-scenes footage of nine chateaux: Chateau de Malle, Chateau de Pressac, Chateau Lafon-Rochet, Chateau de la Brede, … Read more