A new study has found that nearly half the coral trout caught on the Great Barrier Reef come from marine reserves—where ...

On the Great Barrier Reef, bleaching is underway in the northernmost section. This is the sixth bleaching event on the Great ...

An "unprecedented" mass bleaching event has been recorded off Australia's western coast, scientists said Wednesday, turning ...

Western Australia’s Ningaloo has experienced the highest level of heat stress ever recorded, while coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef has been detected from Townsville to Cape York ...

The Great Barrier Reef is not just an Australian icon—it is a vital ecosystem that supports over 1,500 species of fish, 400 species of coral, and countless other marine organisms.

In nature, interactions between species are often framed in terms of survival—those that hunt and those that are hunted. But ...

George Roff - a marine ecologist at CSIRO - has been documenting the transformation of coral in the Great Barrier Reef. “We were fortunate enough to be there in December right when the mass ...

He captured the Great Barrier Reef during its latest—and most devastating—mass die-off, and documented how coral off the coast of Belize had partially recovered thanks to a no-fishing zone.

Bleaching of the coral in the Great Barrier Reef, north-east Australia which is caused by global warming The Great Barrier Reef became a recognised area of ecological importance when it was ...

One of the seven wonders of the natural world, the Great Barrier Reef lies in the clear blue waters off the northeast coast of Australia. Spanning 14 degrees of latitude, this complex reef system is ...

The Great Barrier Reef is a site of remarkable variety and beauty on the north-east coast of Australia. It contains the world’s largest collection of coral reefs, with 400 types of coral, 1,500 ...