Word on the Reef
Diving into marine science adventures on the Great Barrier Reef and beyond!
Podcasting since 2024 • 62 episodes
Word on the Reef
Latest Episodes
S3 E5: Eco-Grief: Why Loving Nature Can Hurt - and What To Do About It
As climate change, coral bleaching and biodiversity loss dominate the news, many people are experiencing something psychologists now call eco-grief or climate anxiety — the emotional response to witnessing environmental change.To unpack ...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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S3 E5: Eco-Grief: Why Loving Nature Can Hurt - and What To Do About It [EXTENDED DIVE]
As climate change, coral bleaching and biodiversity loss dominate the news, many people are experiencing something psychologists now call eco-grief or climate anxiety — the emotional response to witnessing environmental change.To unpack ...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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S3 E4: Reef Time Capsules: What Coral Cores Reveal About the Reef’s Past
Did you know coral skeletons contain a record of every flood event in Queensland since 1648?We often hear that climate and water pollution conditions on the Great Barrier Reef have changed dramatically since pre-industrial times. But how...
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Episode 4
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S3 E3: Coral 2.0: Can Technology Save the Great Barrier Reef?
For thousands of years, the Great Barrier Reef has had the power to regenerate itself — so until 2017, coral transplantation was illegal. The rule was simple: let nature recover itself. Then mass bleaching events driven by global warming change...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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S3 E2: Dissolving Coral: Ocean Acidification and the Future of Coral Reefs
Our oceans are 40% more acidic than pre-industrial times, making it harder for corals, molluscs, crustaceans and plankton to build their calcium carbonate skeletons. It's a crucial planetary boundary we've crossed — threatening reefs, fisheries...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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