These protected areas bring an incredible amount of biodiversity right into the bustling metropolis–including coral reefs.

Almost all of the surveyed coral at Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef died after last year’s bleaching event, a new study found, revealing one of the highest coral mortality rates ever ...

Boasting beauty and variety, choose from the many beaches dotted around the island of Mauritius for a day at the beach ...

While Sydneysiders continue to freeze their way through the beginning of winter, Queenslanders are enjoying the best of both ...

Discover more about the world oceans, the issues and threats they are facing and how they support life on Earth.

Tropical coral reefs encrust the coastlines of islands and continents near Earth’s equator but this zone, which has offered sufficient light and warmth for corals to evolve over hundreds of millions ...

Understanding how far Great Barrier Reef corals are from their parents could be key to identifying and protecting at-risk ...

By looking at the microbial communities that live on corals, our research uncovered a crucial role that fishes play in protecting coral reefs. We also discovered that these fishes together with clean ...

A drop in shipping emissions has caused a surge in warming at the Great Barrier Reef, fuelling calls for drastic actions such ...

The task force leading U.S. efforts to preserve and protect coral reef ecosystems recognized the coral reef and fisheries conservation work of three University of Guam Marine Laboratory researchers.