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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicGreat barrier reef

Topic: great barrier reef

PM Albanese to save Great Barrier Reef Aquarium by investing $100 million

A new facility will be built with this money to deliver global excellence in tropical reef education and provide visitors an immersive experience.

UNESCO recommends to take Great Barrier Reef off danger list, still warns of ‘serious threat’

UNESCO in November said the reef should be put on the danger list after frequent coral bleaching events. But recently it ‘noted with appreciation’ commitments by Australian govt.

Stay at home and map the Great Barrier Reef, one photo at a time

The Great Reef Census is asking the global community to help assess the health of Australia’s coral reef system.

2 IIT Bombay students discovered the asteroid that flew closest to Earth

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week.

Fossilised footprints reveal crocodile ancestors walked on two feet

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Great Barrier Reef faces third bleaching event & world’s oldest salamander in Siberia

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Dead coral reefs could be revived by playing sounds of healthy reefs, finds study

The research, published in Nature Communications, says playing sounds of healthy reefs lure fish — which are extremely important for coral reefs to function — back to dead reefs.

Global Pulse: A brutal stand-up set at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner scandalised guests 

Comedian Michelle Wolf's performance at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner has sparked a debate on free speech, polarising opinion among journalists and the political establishment

Global Pulse: A breakthrough on the Korean peninsula is on the horizon

On Thursday, North Korea withdrew a long-standing demand for the United States to withdraw its forces from South Korea in exchange for denuclearization.

Adani abandons 2020 target date to begin mining coal in Australia

Lenders from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to three of China’s largest banks have ruled out providing loans for the project.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.