Parts of the Great Barrer Reef have suffered the highest coral mortality on record, Australian researchers say, and they fear the rest of it has suffered a similar fate.

A new study has awful news for the Great Barrier Reef. Located off the coast of Australia, this reef is one of the largest in the world. However, this world treasure is in dire need of help, as ...

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef faces critical danger from back-to-back bouts of extreme ocean heat. Ocean heat in the Coral Sea is at its highest in four centuries, scientists report in the Aug ...

T he Great Barrier Reef isn’t just a destination or a bucket list moment as one of the Seven Wonders of the Natural World. It is its own universe- a 1,400-mile-long special ecosystem of vibrant ...

The Great Barrier Reef is one of the most unique and diverse ecosystems in the world. Located off the coast of Queensland, Australia, the reef is home to thousands of species of marine life, ...

Waters surrounding the Great Barrier Reef are the hottest in centuries, research shows. If the trend continues, soaring temperatures could lead to the reef’s “demise.” ...

When the Great Barrier Reef experienced back-to-back bleaching in 2016 and 2017, Dr. Henley and colleagues wondered what kind of temperatures it had weathered before records were kept.

WASHINGTON — Ocean temperatures in the Great Barrier Reef hit their highest level in 400 years over the past decade, according to researchers who warned that the reef likely won’t survive if ...

Many of the travelers who come to Australia head to the Great Barrier Reef, which at 133,000 square miles is about the size of California. It alone is responsible for about $6 billion AUD of the ...

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 ...