Every year, a mysterious gathering takes place on the remote northern reaches of the Great Barrier Reef. Dwarf minke whales, ...

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 ...

Covering nearly 133,000 square miles (345,000 square kilometers), the Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef, home to more than 1,500 species of fish and 411 species of hard corals.

Scientists in Australia have observed unprecedented coral bleaching across the world's largest reef system. In a new study, they track the rapid rate at which coral colonies in the Southern Great ...

Great Barrier Reef waters were hottest in 400 years over the past decade, study finds By SUMAN NAISHADHAM The Associated Press,Updated August 7, 2024, 3:28 p.m.