- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 8th, 2015
ESA Releases Satellite View of the Great Barrier Reef
The image was obtained by the Landsat-8 satellite
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 22nd, 2014
250,000 Crown-of-Thorns Starfish Killed in Australia Over the Past 21 Months
The starfish eat corals, specialists say they represent a threat to the Great Barrier Reef
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 6th, 2014
Damage to the Great Barrier Reef May Already Be Irreversible
Drastic action is needed in order to save the world's largest coral reef system
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 12th, 2013
Major Coal Port Expansion Spells “Doom” for the Great Barrier Reef
The port expansion was recently approved by Australia's environment minister Greg Hunt
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 29th, 2013
New Map Covers Entire Great Barrier Reef
The formation is the largest and most important coral reef in the world
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 26th, 2013
The US Navy Readies to Retrieve Bombs Dropped on the Great Barrier Reef
The Navy says it will work closely with the Australian military, marine park officials
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 22nd, 2013
US Fighter Jets Drop 4 Bombs on the Great Barrier Reef
The bombs were unarmed, the military maintains the reef has not been harmed
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 4th, 2013
Eco-Friendly Boat Will Soon Patrol the Great Barrier Reef
The boat will be powered by solar panels, rarely put its diesel generators to work
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 29th, 2013
Watch: Steve Irwin's Father Asks People to Protect the Great Barrier Reef
Bob Irwin warns about the consequences of destroying this natural ecosystem
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 2nd, 2012
Sea Star Plague Causes Extensive Damage to Great Barrier Reef
Experts say that coral populations are severely endangered by the invasion
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 1st, 2012
Sediments Can Promote Coral Reef Development
The conclusion belongs to a new scientific investigation
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 12th, 2012
The Great Barrier Reef Now in Danger of Being Destroyed
Conservationists argue that Australia's mining industry is to blame for this
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 23rd, 2008
Reef Seabirds Endangered by Climate Change
Increasing temperatures disrupt the delicate balance in their ecosystems