One of the world's most extensive coral reef ecosystems, the Great Barrier Reef, is now moving towards decline. A widespread coral bleaching outbreak has hit the reef system, and a study reveals that ...

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 ...

T he Great Barrier Reef, a global treasure and the largest coral reef system on Earth, has suffered its most widespread coral bleaching event ever recorded.Spanning over 344,000 square kilometers ...

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 ...

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 ...

Marine scientists tracked coral colonies in a remote area of the Great Barrier Reef and found that corals previously more resilient to bleaching suffered devastating and fatal bleaching during ...

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

Marine scientists from the University of Sydney yesterday have published the first peer-reviewed study documenting “catastrophic” coral bleaching events at the southern Great Barrier Reef in ...

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, a new study has ...