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Tour operators fume over Great Barrier Reef dumping plan

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 13:16

Furious tourism operators on the Great Barrier Reef on Saturday threatened legal action after approval was given to dump of up to three million cubic metres of dredge waste in park waters.

Climate change likelier to affect dominant coral population

Last Updated: Saturday, November 16, 2013, 15:30

Researchers have said that the dominant, abundant corals that have wide distributions are much affected by global changes in climate and ocean chemistry mostly affect.

Two new gorgonian soft coral species discovered

Last Updated: Saturday, November 16, 2013, 10:36

Researchers have found two new species of beautiful soft coral species, named Gorgonians, in the waters of the Pacific.

Coral reefs may be able to adapt to moderate climate warming

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 14:06

A new study has revealed that coral reefs may be able to adapt to moderate climate warming, improving their chance of surviving through the end of this century, if there are large reductions in carbon dioxide emissions.

Girl pleads guilty to assaulting elderly Sikh in Britain

Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2013, 16:03

A teenaged girl who was captured on camera severely assaulting an elderly Sikh man in August this year has pleaded guilty in a British court.

Overfishing of sharks endangers reefs: Study

Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013, 08:32

Scientists studying reefs off Australia said Thursday sharks play a fundamental role in the health of coral, and overfishing of them made reefs more vulnerable to global warming and weather disasters.

Oz scientists link Shark population to damage on coral reefs

Last Updated: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 14:34

Australian marine scientists have linked the declining Shark population to damage on coral reefs off the country`s north-west coast.

How coral larvae travel thousands of miles due to climate change

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 16:04

A new computer simulation has revealed the epic, ocean-spanning journeys travelled by millimetre-sized coral larvae through the world`s seas.

Give your cheeks right pinkish glow

Last Updated: Monday, August 12, 2013, 19:42

Beware against using a wrong shade of pink or a shade that works against your skin tone as a blush-on for your cheeks.

New coral reef species discovered in Gambier Islands

Last Updated: Sunday, July 28, 2013, 22:06

Scientists have discovered a new coral reef species from the remote Gambier Islands in French Polynesia.

New coral reef species discovered in Gambier Islands

Last Updated: Sunday, July 28, 2013, 15:59

Scientists have discovered a new coral reef species from the remote Gambier Islands in French Polynesia.

`New technique of cloud brightening can save coral reefs from bleaching`

Last Updated: Thursday, July 11, 2013, 22:13

The Research published in Atmospheric Science Letters said it could give coral a fifty year `breathing space` to recover from acidification and warming.