Oceans cover more than 70% of Earth’s surface, and their warming is gravely concerning. So how much is down to climate change ...

Infected sea urchin on Reunion Island. Photo credit: Jean-Pascal Quod.

Scientists found a free-living coral species actively travels toward blue light resembling its natural habitat and moves like ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Monsoon rains unleashed flooding in Australia’s Queensland that have claimed the lives of two ...

The monsoon finally arrives in northern Australia, bringing cool relief for some but more unwelcome rain for north Queensland ...

It’s one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, and arguably the crown jewel in Australia’s rich tapestry of scenic ...

A widespread 4 to 10 inches of rain is probable across the Queensland area, and some locations could see 20 or more inches.

Researchers analyzed the yields of nine fisheries dependent on Australia's Great Barrier ... microplastics and applied it to coral samples from the Gulf of ... Sea Surface Temperature Record ...

The surface of Australia's oceans were hotter on average last year than ever, according to a new report from the BOM, and ...

But scientists have observed a free-living mushroom coral, Cycloseris cyclolites ... they may be present in the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea, according to Dr. Brett Lewis, the study’s lead ...

Holiday locations in Australia are popular with both tourists and residents who realize they don't have to leave to find paradise ...

More than 140 corals, taken from the Torres Strait Islands have been returned to Australia after more than a century in the United States.