The Largest Living Structure on Earth Imagine something so vast that it's visible even from space—this is the Great Barrier ...

Since 1966, the Great Barrier Reef—from Lizard Island to Cairns—has hosted thousands of anglers looking for their grander black. Before the early 1960s, no one really knew about it—few local fishermen ...

The Great Barrier Reef has suffered four bleaching events in the last seven years including the first ever bleach during a La Nina phenomenon, which typically brings cooler temperatures. Sign up here.

A new study has awful news for the Great Barrier Reef. Located off the coast of Australia, this reef is one of the largest in the world. However, this world treasure is in dire need of help, as ...

The Great Barrier Reef – the world's largest reef system that's "one of the richest and most complex natural ecosystems on Earth" – is once again undergoing a mass coral bleaching event.

The Great Barrier Reef was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. The vast underwater ecosystem is home to more than 400 types of coral and 1,500 species of fish, according to UNESCO.

Chemical analysis of coral skeletons reveals unprecedented warming trend that could spell disaster for the iconic reef. Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is ‘transforming’ because of repeated ...

Father and son who drowned on dream holiday to Australia's Great Barrier Reef after being swept out to sea are named. By CIARAN FOREMAN. Published: 07:10 EDT, 23 April 2025 | Updated: 07:12 EDT ...

A UNESCO heritage committee on Tuesday stopped short of listing Australia's Great Barrier Reef as a site that is "in danger" but warned the world's biggest coral reef ecosystem remained under ...

Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef is fundamentally changing because of repeated bleaching caused by high ocean temperatures brought on by climate change, according to marine biologists ...

Coral cover in the northern section of the Great Barrier Reef—which stretches 1,400 miles (2,300 km), roughly the length of Florida’s coastline—is now at its lowest point on record.