Recovery of Great Barrier Reef stalls as scientists point to bleaching, disease and starfish attacks

A recovery in the number of corals growing on the Great Barrier Reef over recent years has paused, with government scientists blaming bleaching, disease and…

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‘You’re seeing the pain’: extreme explorer Geoff Wilson’s epic journey for the planet

Geoff Wilson has spent much of his adult life exploring the planet. He has completed the only wind-assisted crossing of the Sahara and the fastest…

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‘Our fate rests on efforts like this’: the family restoring precious rainforest to its former glory

My relationship with Thiaki started with an ambush. It wasn’t your usual ambush, but it was an ambush, nevertheless. We’d crept along a narrow track…

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Why Australia’s Great Barrier Reef may end up on the world heritage ‘in danger’ list – and what it means

“When things get really crazy above the water line, I flee to the sea. Our reef speaks to the identity of every Belizean, and we…

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