Most people think of the Great Barrier Reef as a single, massive coral reef off the coast of Australia, but it isn’t. Instead, this beautiful underwater bouquet is comprised of a collection of smaller ...

Research published today in Nature describes upheaval among fish and invertebrate communities after a marine heatwave hit Australia's Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea in early 2016. The IMAS-led ...

Research describes upheaval among fish and invertebrate communities after a marine heatwave hit Australia's Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea in early 2016. The study analyzed data collected across ...

Australian authorities say the Great Barrier Reef has experienced its greatest annual loss of live coral in four decades.

The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is alive and thriving as one of the 7 Wonders of the World. Dr. Eric Fisher, a marine biologist and reef conservation expert, and Mark Olsen, Tourism Tropical ...

A degraded soundscape means that the Great Barrier Reef is attracting 40 percent fewer fish than before the bleaching began. "It's heartbreaking to hear.

Successful reproduction of any animal species entails a delicate balance of males and females. Unfortunately, a new study published in the journal Current Biology this week underscores how green sea ...

Dead coral at Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef, captured by the XL Catlin Seaview Survey in May 2016. "So many corals were already dead with turf-algae growing over the skeletons that remain.

More information: Rick D. Stuart-Smith et al, Ecosystem restructuring along the Great Barrier Reef following mass coral bleaching, Nature (2018). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0359-9 ...