About 5,000 species of mollusks live on the reef. Seventeen species of sea snake live on the Great Barrier Reef in warm waters up to 160 feet (49 meters) deep and are more common in the south than ...

A wildlife photographer this week shared a “super rare” photo showing a large sea snake breaching nearly clear of the surface at the Great Barrier Reef in the Coral Sea. The eye-catching image ...

The Great Barrier Reef is the most densely populated ecosystem on Earth. Fish aren’t the only animals to occupy the reef in huge ... the reef houses 17 species of sea snake, seven species ...

Daniel Stoupin’s message is simple: Please care for the Great Barrier Reef. His film, on the other hand, shows the incredible complexity of the animals that live there. This video has left me ...

A study published by Scientific Reports on Thursday suggests that male olive sea snakes in Australia's Great Barrier Reef have been approaching divers they believe to be potential mates. Divers ...

Stretching along 1,400 miles of Australia’s eastern coast, the Great Barrier Reef is one of the greatest natural wonders of the world. Its coral shoals and atolls hold astonishing attractions ...

In the Great Barrier Reef, the average sea surface temperature has increased by more than 0.8 degrees Celsius since 1880, the authority says, with the warmest years happening in the past two decades.

Earlier this year, scientists warned that the Great Barrier Reef could be on the brink of its most widespread bleaching event ever recorded. That fear has been realized. Surveys conducted by ...

New corals discovered in deep-sea study of Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2020 / 09 / 200909092824.htm ...

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is suffering another mass bleaching event, the reef’s managers confirmed Friday, the result of soaring ocean temperatures caused by the global climate crisis and ...