Coral Bleaching
Batty directions, heat-resistant coral and counting barnacles
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to talk about how fruit bats navigate through their sense of smell and large eyes, rather than echolocation. Researchers have discovered a cheap way of… Audio
Massive, and surprise, coral bleaching takes hold in Moorea
A massive coral bleaching event in French Polynesia has taken scientists by surprise and left them concerned about whether it can recover. Audio
Dateline Pacific for 4 April 2019
Fiji's prime minister Frank Bainimarama has apologised to three New Zealand journalists detained overnight in the capital Suva. The journalists from the media organisation Newsroom were released… Audio
Researcher calls for Pacific awareness on coral reefs
A team of researchers from three Australian universities and two government agencies worked together last month to investigate and document the bleaching on Lord Howe Island's reefs - just off the… Audio
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
More on Kennedy's Australian expedition, including his first-ever dive on the Great Barrier Reef -- in a place that lost half of its coral through bleaching in 2016 and 2017. Audio
"Godfather of Coral"
The Great Barrier Reef is currently experiencing the worst bleaching event in its history, with 22% of corals dead according to government agencies. Former chief scientist of the Australian Institute… Audio
Coral death stops fish detecting predators
Australia and Swedish researchers studying the Great Barrier Reef have found that damaged coral reefs dull the senses of some marine life. On dead coral, young fish were unable to detect the scent of… Audio
El Niño blamed for Sydney Harbour coral bleaching
Coral bleaching has been discovered in Sydney Harbour for what is believed to be the first time.