Project For Real Science News

Almost all young people have been told the reef is in dire shape – but almost none of them have actually seen it. So we took a group of young people to the reef and the adjacent agricultural areas to see for themselves…. [...]

… people want to trust science institutions. People want to believe that the Great Barrier Reef is almost doomed, despite the wonderful news about record coral cover. This is because if the reef is not doomed… [...]

To regain trust, science institutions must admit their mistakes, encourage dissenters to speak freely and fund replication studies attempting to disprove the prevailing wisdom. [...]

The Bureau of Meteorology and the CSIRO have delivered their ­biennial dose of depression about the climate, but their report ignores a slew of positive environmental changes. [...]

Just completed 4 short videos on the reef in front of a brilliant audience of young people in Melbourne. The videos go over the main threats to the reef and the data showing that it is in fabulous condition – record high coral. But the stars are the youngsters and the questions they asked. [...]

The University of Delaware has conducted an investigation into Danielle Dixson, on the effect of carbon dioxide on reef fish while at James Cook University. [...]