The Great Barrier Reef is off the coast of Queensland, on Australia's east coast. Corals have a symbiotic relationship with tiny marine algae called 'zooxanthellae' that live inside and nourish them.

The best way to get around the Great Barrier Reef is by car or boat, depending on where you plan to spend the majority of your time. If you're on the mainland, renting a car is the best way to get ...

The World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef (GBR), considered the jewel in the crown of coral reefs worldwide and one of Australia's most significant ecological and tourism assets, has been ...

The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system. It stretches over 2,300 kilometres along the coast of Queensland, Australia. Made up of nearly 3,000 reefs and 900 islands ...

Record ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reaching “catastrophic” levels ...

Bleaching happens when marine heat waves disrupt the relationship between corals and their "photosynthetic symbionts"—tiny organisms that live inside ... on the Great Barrier Reef was ...

A new study of the Great Barrier Reef has revealed that the network of no-take marine reserves supplies nearly half of the region’s coral trout fishery catch. The Great Barrier Reef is protected ...

The research team meticulously tracked the health of 462 coral colonies at the University of Sydney's Great Barrier Reef research station at One Tree Island over a period of 161 days. The results ...

Floating' piano inside the foyer at Sheraton Grand Mirage ... and excitement to snorkel on the furthest point of the Great Barrier Reef, our group sets off to the Port Douglas Marina.