An idyllic private island off the coast of Australia has sold at auction for A$2.51 million (US$1.5 million) after a lengthy bidding war among parties eager to bag the rarely offered property. Set ...

NEWS 07 August 2024 Great Barrier Reef’s temperature soars to 400-year high Chemical analysis of coral skeletons reveals unprecedented warming trend that could spell disaster for the iconic reef.

By SUMAN NAISHADHAM WASHINGTON (AP) — Ocean temperatures in the Great Barrier Reef hit their highest level in 400 years over the past decade, according to researchers who warned that the reef ...

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.

They’re one of the biggest fish species in the entire Great Barrier Reef and they can reach a whopping length and weight of 6.6 ft. and 400 lbs. To be fair, they can live to be over 30 years old ...