Building company Boral is cleaning up thousands of litres of kerosene and bitumen that have spilled into a Cairns creek, impacting an inlet that leads to the Great Barrier Reef.

The state environmental regulator is considering potential compliance action following the spill of 10,000 litres of kerosene and bitumen into a Cairns creek from a Portsmith industrial facility.

With oceans showing dangerous levels of acidity, seven of nine crucial planetary boundaries – the limits beyond which Earth risks becoming uninhabitable for humans – have now been breached, climate ...

To test how well eDNA can reveal species on the move, we surveyed fish communities along 2,000 kilometres of Australia’s east coast. Our sites ranged from the tropical reefs of the Great Barrier Reef, ...

When people around the world consider our region, they tend to think of two living treasures: the breathtaking Great Barrier Reef and the ancient Daintree Rainforest. Together, they help to sustain ...

New York is known worldwide for its towering skyscrapers, flashing lights, and nonstop energy, but there’s another side to the city that many overlook. Along its coastlines, an entirely different ...

OBLU NATURE Helengeli is one of the many luxe retreats The Maldives plays host to, encouraging travellers to give up their lives for a short while and fully unwind on the ice-white sands of the atolls ...

When we talk about microbiota, we usually think of the one inhabiting our gut. But there is another, less known and equally vital: the plant microbiota. In an article featured on the cover of Science, ...

Corals, the foundation of ocean biodiversity, are threatened by climate change. But new research suggests that these organisms might be more resilient than previously thought.

Discover the world's 17 megadiverse countries—nations like Brazil, China, and Madagascar that hold over 70% of Earth's plant and animal species ...

Listen and subscribe to The Big Idea with Elizabeth Gore on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favorite podcast. Knowing your product’s worth is imperative for lasting business success ...

The hidden world of coral reefs is home to thousands of plant and animal species. But it's a world under threat from pollution and the coral bleaching caused by global warming. Hervé Lechar, an artist ...