The loggerhead turtle population was on the brink of extinction but after 40 years of careful management, the largest ...

Southern Great Barrier Reef in Queensland is a stunning but lesser-known corner of the Great Barrier Reef and close to ...

Coral reefs are some of the most breathtaking and diverse ecosystems on our planet. Coral reefs are not just beautiful, they are also useful, as they maintain the health and balance of our planet, ...

It demonstrates that the onset of reef growth on the outer shelf was preceded by a rise in summer temperature from ~26° to ~28°C at around 700 thousand years ago (marine isotope stage 17). This ...

Parts of Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef, famed for its stunning colors and biodiversity, suffered the biggest decline of coral on record last year after a marine heatwave bleached vast swathes ...

Life on the Great Barrier Reef is undergoing big changes in the face of climate change and other human-caused pressures, a new study reveals. From food security to controlling seaweed and even making ...

Both aerial and in-water surveys have shown that the southern section of the Great Barrier Reef is undergoing extensive coral bleaching. Surveys have also shown “limited bleaching” in the northern ...

The southern Great Barrier Reef is suffering from extensive coral bleaching due to heat stress, the reef’s managers said Wednesday, raising fears that a seventh mass bleaching event could be unfolding ...

New research adds to our understanding of how rapidly rising sea levels due to climate change foreshadow the end of the Great Barrier Reef as we know it. The findings suggest the reef can withstand ...