WRAL

'Saving Nemo': How Australian schools are protecting the clownfish

The humble clownfish is smaller than a human fist. But when a diver approaches its underwater home, among the tentacles of a sea anemone on the world's coral reefs, the little orange creature rears up ...
CNN

The school breeding clownfish to help protect the Great Barrier Reef

Marine biologist: “Everything we do from when we get up in the morning to when we go to bed connects us to coral reefs.” ...
EurekAlert!

It’s a national treasure, but 13% of Australians can’t tell you where the Great Barrier Reef is located

New research shows that Australians care deeply about the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) – one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World – but 13% can’t tell you where it is located. A social media survey ...
WBUR

How scientists are restoring coral at the Great Barrier Reef

The extremely warm ocean temperatures off the coast of Florida have been damaging coral reefs. Australia has experienced coral die-offs as well, beginning in 2015 at the Great Barrier Reef, when heat ...
CNN

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef devastated by worst coral bleaching on record, new report finds

Parts of Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef, famed for its stunning colors and biodiversity, suffered the biggest decline of coral on record last year after a marine heatwave bleached vast swathes ...
KTVZ

‘Like wildfires underwater’: Worst summer on record for Great Barrier Reef as coral die-off sweeps planet

Great Barrier Reef, Australia (CNN) — As the early-morning sun rises over the Great Barrier Reef, its light pierces the turquoise waters of a shallow lagoon, bringing more than a dozen turtles to life ...