An Australian research vessel testing a localized form of climate engineering — artificial modification of the weather — to ...

A drop in shipping emissions has caused a surge in warming at the Great Barrier Reef, fuelling calls for drastic actions such ...

Marine biologists have deployed drones to document the world’s highest death rates of corals in the tropical waters off Lizard Island, on the Great Barrier Reef.

Coral reefs worldwide, including the Great Barrier Reef, have faced severe damage from recent bleaching events caused by rising ocean temperatures. A 2025 study published in Coral Reefshighlights ...

New research has revealed alarming coral mortality rates of 92% after last year's bleaching event at Lizard Island on Queensland's Great Barrier Reef, marking one of the highest coral mortality ...

Entire reefs have bounced back following management of the coral-eating starfish on the Great Barrier Reef. University of ...

An alarming 92% of corals at Lizard Island on Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef have died after last year’s bleaching event, new research shows, marking one of the highest coral mortality rates ...

Understanding how far Great Barrier Reef corals are from their parents could be key to identifying and protecting at-risk populations, University of Queensland research has found.

The peninsula town of Port Douglas is a popular holiday spot, giving visitors access to the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree Rainforest – but those who live here know it’s paradise year-round.

Unprecedented levels of bleaching have wiped out coral and left “football fields of animal skeletons” at a major research station and reef system in Far North Queensland.