The Great Barrier Reef, one of the most stunning natural wonders of the world, is facing its greatest challenge yet—an ...

The second coral bleaching event in as many years is a major threat to the reef, and a wildcard for the major parties ...

Not many people visit Lady Elliot Island, at the Great Barrier Reef's southern tip. But a lot of people are trying to protect ...

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 ...

Laboratory experiments confirm the accuracy of numerical modeling in simulating coral bleaching, according to new research ...

But beyond that, its lure can be hard to explain ... Purple and yellow Coral at the Great Barrier Reef.(ABC News: Chris Lewis) As scientists, Jenny and John are all too aware of them.

By contrast, corals on the Great Barrier Reef tend to spawn between October and December. For the reef to recover quickly, it needs yearly influxes of new coral recruits. But if corals are ...

A research outpost on the Great Barrier Reef has long been at the centre of the fight to preserve the world heritage area. Pat Hutchings is an authority on sea worms, not guns, but she was pretty sure ...

2025 — Scientists have developed a novel tool designed to protect and conserve coral reefs by providing them with an abundance of feeding ... Fishing and Conserving in Great Barrier Reef's Marin ...

Researchers from several key agencies have confirmed the Great Barrier Reef has experienced its sixth widespread coral bleaching event in nine years. The latest Summer Snapshot, by the Great ...

In the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, about one in 11 reefs (nine per cent) had “very high” levels of bleaching, although none had prevalence that was marked “extremely high”. Coral ...