The 2024 El Nino, triggered mass bleaching and an unprecedented outbreak of black band disease that wiped out long-lived Goniopora corals on the Great Barrier Reef, showcasing the devastation extreme ...

University of Sydney marine biologists have identified a devastating combination of coral bleaching and a rare necrotic wasting disease that wiped out large, long-lived corals on the Great Barrier ...

A team of marine scientists from the University of Sydney has published the first peer-reviewed study documenting the devastating coral bleaching events that occurred on the southern Great Barrier ...

During the last global coral bleaching event in 2023 and 2024, the Great Barrier Reef experienced the highest temperatures for centuries and widespread bleaching. With bleaching events becoming more ...

Queensland scientists have been trying to combat coral bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef, something that is of grave concern to environmentalists and governments alike. In an exclusive interview ...

Goniopora coral cluster infected with black band disease at One Tree Island on the Great Barrier Reef. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to ...

Marine scientists highlights the complex interplay between heat stress, disease onset and coral mortality. They found that 66 percent of the colonies were bleached by February 2024 and 80 per cent by ...