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		</div><p>Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is spawning in an explosion of colour as the World Heritage-listed natural wonder recovers from life-threatening coral bleaching episodes.</p>
<p>Scientists recorded the corals fertilising billions of offspring by casting sperm and eggs into the Pacific Ocean off the Queensland city of Cairns.</p>
<p>The spawning event lasts for two or three days.</p>
<p>The network of 2,500 reefs covering 134,000 square miles suffered significantly from coral bleaching caused by unusually warm ocean temperatures in 2016, 2017 and last year.</p>
<p>The bleaching damaged two thirds of the coral.</p>
<p>Gareth Phillips, a marine scientist with Reef Teach, a tourism and educational business, is studying the spawning as part of a project to monitor the reef’s health.</p>
<p>&#8220;It is gratifying to see the reef give birth,” he said.</p>
<p>“It’s a strong demonstration that its ecological functions are intact and working after being in a recovery phase for more than 18 months.”</p>
<p>“The reef has gone through its own troubles like we all have, but it can still respond – and that gives us hope. I think we must all focus on the victories as we emerge from the pandemic.”</p>
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