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

Australia’s biggest natural wonder is a huge draw for tourists and fish alike. Here’s everything you need to know about the ...

Life on the Great Barrier Reef is undergoing big changes in the face of climate change and other human-caused pressures, a ...

Rows of tanks filled with liquid nitrogen sit in temperature-controlled chambers at Sydney's Taronga zoo, cradling parts of ...

Sleep in fish may look different from humans, but rest is essential for survival. Here’s what experts have to say about fish sleep.

A 14-year study of coral reefs around inshore islands of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has documented substantial declines in fish populations, particularly around popular, highly visited inshore ...

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

Ocean temperatures in the Great Barrier Reef have ... from 1960 through 2024. The reef is home to a wide variety of natural life, with 600 types of coral and 1,625 fish species alone.

Their findings show Great Barrier Reef fish communities differ substantially from those of the 1990s, and the pace of change has increased. The findings raise questions around how long-known ...

New research reveals significant transformations in fish communities on the Great Barrier Reef, the World's largest coral reef ecosystem. Life on the Great Barrier Reef is undergoing big changes ...