In the 20th century, global sea level rose faster than at any other time in the past 3,000 years. It's expected to rise even ...

The hard version of coral polyps produces limestone that is used to form layer after layer of a rigid coral skeleton. Groups ...

New research led by the University of Sydney adds to our understanding of how rapidly rising sea levels due to climate change ...

World Reef Awareness Day 2025 highlights the coral reef crisis and the urgent need for global conservation action.

We saw several gorgeous sea turtles, clownfish dart among anemones, and a reef ... Our Life OVER Seas adventure has taken us to many extraordinary places, but the Great Barrier Reef was one ...

The Great Barrier Reef has been nominated for a global environmental award in a world-first — but for those closest to the ...

“We suspect these reefs are partially protected from heat stress by upwelling of cooler water from the Coral Sea.” The least damaged sections of the Great Barrier reef are further ...

To say that the Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef ... Global warming is a more difficult challenge: rising sea temperatures are causing mass coral bleaching—episodes in ...

The Great Barrier ... settles on the sea floor," said Philips. "Spawning takes place over several days with different species spawning on different nights." The Great Barrier Reef Foundation ...

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef faces critical danger from back-to-back bouts of extreme ocean heat. Ocean heat in the Coral Sea is at its highest in four centuries, scientists report in the Aug ...

Many visitors say the Great Barrier ... of fish, sea turtles and humpback whales, Cairns' reefs are teeming with wildlife. Known locally as the Outer Barrier Reef, these reefs are ideal for ...