The Great Barrier Reef is widely believed to be facing climate peril, but Queensland University has uncovered genetic secrets that could ...

Bleached corals stand near Heron Island off Queensland. Scientists are warning of devastating coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef, off the coast of Australia's eastern state of Queensland. Diana ...

Ancient Temperature Triggers Reveal How It All Began It demonstrates that the onset of reef growth on the outer shelf was ...

One Tree Island isn’t an easy place to get to. Part of the Great Barrier Reef, there is often just one short window each day when the tides are high enough for a small boat to cross the rampart of ...

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 unfolding ...

The spectacular backdrop of this stunning YouTube clip does not detract from the epic battle for survival taking place between two powerful creatures. It shows a shark pursuing a stingray onto the ...

Australia's Great Barrier Reef, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the world's largest coral reef system, visible from space.

University of Sydney One Tree Island Research Station on the southern Great Barrier Reef. Fossilised cores were taken from this part of the reef. As the modern Great Barrier Reef emerged after the ...

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 Atmospheric ...

Many people traveling to Australia dream of seeing the Great Barrier Reef, the largest coral reef system on Earth and one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. It measures for 2,300 km, which is ...

Scott F. Heron is receiving and has received funding from Australian Research Council, as well as from international government sources. Together with Jon Day, Scott developed the Climate ...

Shark humor has its time and place, but not when I’m snorkeling somewhere called Shark Bay. At the Heron Island Research Station, a laboratory on the teardrop-shaped atoll 45 miles (72 km) off ...