Great Barrier Reef

'Freezer Plan' Bid To Save Coral

BBC NEWS | Matt McGrath | Posted 10.26.2009 | Green


The prospects of saving the world's coral reefs now appear so bleak that plans are being made to freeze samples to preserve them for the future....

Great Barrier Reef Unlikely To Survive: Study

Reuters | Rob Taylor | Posted 10.18.2009 | Green


Australia's Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest living organism, is under grave threat from climate warming and coastal development, and its prosp...

World's Best Job Website Flooded In Final Hours

AP | Posted 03.30.2009 | World


BRISBANE, Australia — A lucky 200 people have been shortlisted for the chance to become the caretaker of a tropical Australian island, dubbed by...

"Best Job In The World" Demand Crashes Website

Reuters | Posted 02.14.2009 | World


SYDNEY (Reuters) - The chance to be the caretaker of a tiny tropical island in Australia has sparked so much interest around the world that a rush of ...

"Best Job In The World" Demand Crashes Website

Reuters | Posted 02.14.2009 | Business


SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - The chance to be the caretaker of a tiny tropical island in Australia has sparked so much interest around the world that a ru...

Illegal Shark Fishing Seeping Into Great Barrier Reef

Brisbane Times | Posted 01.01.2009 | Green


MARINE conservationists say the interception of a Papua New Guinea fishing boat laden with four tonnes of "de-finned" sharks in Australian waters sho...