The goby, acting as lookout, ducked for cover more often when four-stroke boats passed overhead. The shrimp, meanwhile, ...

Millions of coral larvae on the Great Barrier Reef have an increased chance of replenishing degraded reefs thanks to the ...

In what seems like excellent news, coral cover in parts of the Great Barrier Reef is at a record high, according to new data from the Australian Institute of Marine Science. But this doesn’t ...

UPDATE: Nov. 28, 2016, 4:55 p.m. AEDT The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority is seeking more information about Pauline Hanson's visit to the reef Friday in which she was seen touching a piece of ...

The most sophisticated modeling to date forecasts that, under the current global emissions pathway, the Great Barrier Reef ...

This satellite image, acquired by the Landsat-8 satellite on 23 August 2013, takes us off the east coast of Australia where currents swirl in the water around corals. The Great Barrier Reef is the ...

The United Nations says the Great Barrier Reef has suffered such extensive damage that it should be listed as "in danger." The warning prompted an immediate rejection from the Australian government.

Researchers investigating the coral microbiome in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have found two clusters of co-existing bacteria. And, for the first time, they’ve discovered that one of them is a ...

For many, diving in a coral reef is a life-changing experience, and these destinations are sure to provide an otherwordly view that will make an impact.

Australia will temporarily avoid having the Great Barrier Reef listed as an endangered world heritage site after the World Heritage Committee voted against the recommendations of UNESCO, the UN’s ...

Scientists have suspected that increasing ocean acidity would weaken and thin the structures underpinning tropical reefs. Now they have irrefutable evidence dating back 30,000 years. The scaffolds ...

Suzanne Rees was allegedly left behind by the Coral Adventurer on the first stop of the cruise and was not reported missing ...