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.

The Great Barrier Reef is home to an incredible amount of biodiversity, with over 9,000 known species of marine life National Geographic Society. However, there are likely many more species that ...

The Great Barrier Reef has been plagued by mass bleaching events several times in the past two decades. According to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, this marks the eighth event since 1998 and ...

Scientists with the Australian Institute of Marine Science said this is the fifth mass bleaching event to hit the Great Barrier Reef since 2016. Bleaching events are a major threat to the health ...

Obviously, The Great Barrier Reef can’t handle 50-100% higher global warming by 2030, and who knows how badly it’ll impact the Amazon and Antarctica and Arctic permafrost and Greenland.

More information: Sarah Hamylton et al, Mangrove expansion on the low wooded islands of the Great Barrier Reef, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (2023).

The Great Barrier Reef should be added to the list of world heritage sites that are “in danger”, a team of scientists concluded after conducting a mission to the world’s largest coral reef ...

According to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, the ecosystem contributes $4.8 billion to the Australian economy annually. It also provides jobs in sectors like tourism, fishing and research.

The Great Barrier Reef seen here in this NASA satellite image. AFP via Getty Images Stretching along more than 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) of Australia's eastern coast is one of the world's ...

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is all about superlatives. It is the world’s largest coral reef, extending some 1,400 miles off the east coast of Australia and covering some 133,000 square miles.

Reef Magic’s tour departs at 9 a.m daily and starts at AU$299 (about $187) for adults and AU$149 (about $93) for children ages 4 and 14. For more help planning your trip to the Great Barrier ...

Obviously, The Great Barrier Reef can’t handle 50-100% higher global warming by 2030, and who knows how badly it’ll impact the Amazon and Antarctica and Arctic permafrost and Greenland.