REEF DIE-OFF: Scientists discovered huge coral die-off in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. The government has issued an emergency response.

WORLD RECORD: Fourteen year-old climbing prodigy, Ashima Shiraishi, became the youngest person and only woman to climb a V15-rated boulder problem.

SHARK SAFEHAVEN: Ecuador revealed a new marine sanctuary in the Galápagos Islands that will be off-limits to fishing and other extractive industries, providing protection to the world’s greatest concentration of sharks.

ENDANGERED RHINO: Conservationists found a Sumatran rhino in Borneo, marking the first physical contact with the species in the area in over forty years. The female rhino will be transferred to a secure location in the hopes of boosting the breeding population.

NUCLEAR MISTAKE: Florida Power & Light’s nuclear power plant is leaking polluted water into Biscayne Bay, according to a new study. Two nearby national parks—Everglades and Biscayne—may be affected.