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Juvenile blue chromis linger near the branches of an Acropora millepora colony off Lizard Island on the Northern Great Barrier Reef.

The Researcher, the Reef, and a Storm

Can marine reserves protect Earth’s underwater nurseries?

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

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Great Barrier Reef, Australia—November 2016

Image captured on 14 November 2016 by the VIIRS instrument, aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi-NPP satellite.

Worldview Image of the Week

Sept. 11, 2020

Great Barrier Reef, Australia - feature page

Great Barrier Reef, Australia—December 2015

Image captured on 20 December 2015 by the MODIS instrument, aboard NASA's Terra satellite.

Worldview Image of the Week

Sept. 11, 2020

Photographed before 1983, Diadema sea urchins keep a dead coral surface free of algae.

When the Dust Settles

Each year, several hundred million tons of African dust are transported westward over the Atlantic to the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.

Feature Article

July 28, 2020

This MODIS image from July 19, 2006, shows muddy water from the rangeland-dominated Fitzroy River catchment entering the waters near the Great Barrier Reef,

Cattle, Crops, and Coral: Flood Plumes and the Great Barrier Reef

Understanding river runoff will help solidify the link between land use and coral health.

Feature Article

July 21, 2020

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