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A phenomenon that makes coral spawn more than once a year is improving the resilience of the Great Barrier Reef.

Understanding the internal energy flow – including the metabolism – of large ocean creatures like sharks and rays could be key to their survival in a changing climate, according to a new study.

The fate of coral reefs under climate change could improve if management efforts take evolution and adaptation into account, according to an international study.

Dr Brad Norman, a UQ Postdoctoral Research Fellow, has been honoured in the Queen’s Birthday 2019 Honours List, being awarded a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia for his work researching whale sharks at Western Australia’s Ningaloo Reef for 25 years.

Protected marine areas are often in the wrong locations to stop threats to biodiversity, according to international research led by a University of Queensland team.

A team of civil engineers has invented and patented a 'floating forest' they say is capable of reducing wind and wave damage during a natural disaster.

Warming coral reefs are losing their capacity to feed themselves from sunlight, making nutritious deep ocean water critical for their survival, according to a University of Queensland study.

Global warming and acidifying oceans are creating an intense competition between coral and algae that both are set to lose.

A trial of ways to cool turtle nests is underway in Queensland’s Far North as global warming threatens turtle populations throughout the tropics.

Corals lurking in deeper, darker waters could one day help to replenish shallow water reefs under threat from ocean warming and bleaching events, according to researchers.

We congratulate them and the others whose work has been recognised.

Queensland’s coastal shark numbers are continuing a 50-year decline, in sharp contradiction of suggestions of ‘exploding’ shark populations, according to an analysis of Queensland Shark Control Program data.

Humpback whales sing increasingly complex songs, but University of Queensland researchers have discovered they may suddenly switch to something simpler, in a ‘cultural revolution’.

A University of Queensland researcher will take to the high seas as part of an expedition aiming to help preserve the Great Barrier Reef. 

The largest marine research station on the Great Barrier Reef is set to shift to a cleaner energy source, with solar generation and storage to meet most of its electricity needs.

The most up-to-date global satellite images of the world’s coral reefs are now online, thanks to a collaboration between Microsoft’s late co-founder, Paul G. Allen, and a team of international partners including The University of Queensland.

A new approach to tackle conservation decisions in 3D marine environments could lead to better conservation outcomes.

Move over Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg – University of Queensland scientists say the humble sea sponge or snail could unlock technological breakthroughs that might alter the course of human existence.

An army of volunteer divers and researchers have won an environmental award for a project mapping the health of a reef off the South-East Queensland coast.

Internationally-respected University of Queensland marine expert Professor Peter Mumby has been appointed to the key role of Chief Scientist with the Great Barrier Reef Foundation.