The Great Barrier Reef, a global treasure and the largest coral reef system on Earth, has suffered its most widespread coral bleaching event ever recorded. Spanning over 344,000 square kilometers ...

New research highlights the growing threat to the Great Barrier Reef caused by continually rising temperatures.

It was only six months ago that Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority issued its 2024 Outlook Report, stating: “Great Barrier Reef on one-way path to decay thanks to climate change with no ...

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 ...

Researchers behind a new study have warned that the Great Barrier Reef has reached catastrophic coral bleaching levels.

Heat Raises Fears of ‘Demise’ for Great Barrier Reef Within a Generation A new study found that temperatures in the Coral Sea have reached their highest levels in at least four centuries.

Scientists found the Great Barrier Reef experienced its highest ocean temperatures than any recorded year since 1618.

New research led by the University of Sydney 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.

Near-annual extreme heat in the Coral Sea, including in 2024, is causing back-to-back mass bleaching events in the iconic Great Barrier Reef.

Between 2016 and 2024, the Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem and one of the most biodiverse, suffered mass coral bleaching events.

The Great Barrier Reef and surrounding waters have reached hotter temperatures over the past decade than they have in at least 400 years because of climate change, according to new research ...