Australia needs to respond to a U.N. warning on the threat to its iconic Great Barrier Reef with bolder climate policies that ...

A new study has found certain corals are more resilient in warmer waters, giving hope to the world-famous reef.

The Great Barrier Reef is considered by many as Australia’s most incredible natural wonder – but it’s also our most ...

Coral reefs, once thriving underwater cities teeming with life, now face an unprecedented crisis. Scientists have declared ...

Researchers at QUT uncovered how corals reattach to reefs through a three-phase process involving tissue transformation, ...

STORY: Australia's Great Barrier Reef has suffered the largest decline in coral cover in two of its three regions over the last year. That’s according to a new report released by the Australian ...

Along Western Australia's remote coast, Ningaloo Reef offers a rare experience: a multi-day kayak trip into a world of extraordinary beauty and biodiversity.

An international report from climate scientists suggests tipping points for coral reefs have been reached, putting them at risk of dieback.

(CNN) — The southern Great Barrier Reef is suffering from extensive coral bleaching due to heat stress, the reef’s managers said Wednesday, raising fears that a seventh mass bleaching event could be ...

Bleaching happens when corals are stressed by increased temperatures. One of the world's most cherished natural wonders -- the Great Barrier Reef -- has suffered a widespread sixth bleaching event, ...

Authorities have boarded a luxury cruise ship after a Sydney grandmother died during a Great Barrier Reef excursion, as new ...

When Peter Harrison logs into a virtual meeting room one morning to discuss his life’s work, he is doing so while in the field. He is on a research vessel near Hook Island, one of the Whitsunday ...