Ningaloo in Western Australia offers a chance to swim with whale sharks on a relatively undiscovered coral reef ...

In the 20th century, global sea level rose faster than at any other time in the past 3,000 years. It's expected to rise even ...

Australia’s biggest natural wonder is a huge draw for tourists and fish alike. Here’s everything you need to know about the world’s most famous reef.

New research led by the University of Sydney adds to our understanding of how rapidly rising sea levels due to climate change ...

To say that the Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef may be understating things; the Australian government notes that it is "the only living organic collective visible from Earth's ...

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is experiencing one of its worst bleaching events since monitoring began nearly four decades ago, authorities say, with much of the famed reef showing signs of ...

On Australia's Great Barrier Reef with Passions of Paradise. I’ve been fortunate to snorkel in the Red Sea, the Galapagos Islands, and various reefs in Hawaii and the Caribbean. None came ...

The Great Barrier Reef, in particular, has suffered many devastating mass bleaching events since 2015, caused by extremely warm ocean temperatures brought by the burning of fossil fuels such as ...

The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system and gives life to diverse species, from whales and dolphins to 1,500 types of fish and endangered turtles and dugongs.

The amount of coral in some areas of the Great Barrier Reef is at its highest in 36 years, according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Marine Science. From August 2021 to May 2022 ...

Australian scientists say they have recorded the highest levels of coral cover in 36 years in some parts of the Great Barrier Reef. The Australian Institute of Marine Science (Aims) said the ...

Marine scientists have found part of the Great Barrier Reef has recorded its highest amount of coral cover in nearly four decades, although they warn the reef’s rehabilitation could unwind ...