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 ...

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 ...

The Great Barrier Reef has been seriously damaged by too much ocean heat. According to University of Sydney: The damage is at catastrophic levels. And as stated by the National Oceanic and ...

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 ...

This report provides an update to the 2024 Great Barrier Reef Progress Report. The report will be considered by World Heritage advisory bodies before the 47 th session of the World Heritage Committee.

A group of parrotfish swimming in a reef composed of branching, table and massive corals in the Great Barrier Reef. Credit: The Long Term Monitoring Program (LTMP) from the Australian Institute of ...

In a new study, they track the rapid rate at which coral colonies in the Southern Great Barrier Reef faced bleaching and then death in 2024. Their alarming findings serve as a "wake-up call" for ...

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 ...

A form of coral known as the "bent sea rod" experiencing bleaching off Florida's coast in 2014. (Credit: US Geological Survey) ...