Learning from the 'proto–Great Barrier Reef' The 15 to 20-meter cores underpinning this research comprise a mix of fossil coral, algae and sediments.

Although the Great Barrier Reef survived sea level rise roughly 11,000 years ago, the world was very different back then. Coral reefs faced less stress from human impacts. And ocean temperatures ...

It draws from a geological time capsule of fossil reef cores, extracted from the seabed under the Great Barrier Reef. The findings suggest rapid sea level rise in isolation did not spell the end ...

Limits to a reef's resilience. Although the Great Barrier Reef survived sea level rise roughly 11,000 years ago, the world was very different back then. Coral reefs faced less stress from human ...

UNESCO’s comments confirm what experts already know: despite substantial money and effort, threats to the Great Barrier Reef aren’t going away.

The Great Barrier Reef has been nominated for a global environmental award in a world-first — but for those closest to the natural wonder, it’s already won.

In the 20th century, global sea level rose faster than at any other time in the past 3,000 years. Its expected to rise even further by 2100, as human-induced climate change intensifies.

During the past two years, Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef suffered its largest die-off ever recorded -- with an average of 67 percent of corals in one area declared dead, scientists said on ...

Hidden in the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef, this magical island is one of the only places on Earth where you can swim with manta rays and turtles in their natural habitat.