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 ...

Bleaching damage on the corals of the Great Barrier Reef near Queensland, Australia. Credit: GREG TORDA/ARC CENTRE CORAL/REX/Shutterstock Australia's Great Barrier Reef is under serious threat as ...

Sep. 23, 2024 — New research has found previously undocumented variation in coral heat tolerance on the Great Barrier Reef, giving hope that corals' own genetic resources may hold the key for us ...

The Great Barrier Reef has survived floods, heatwaves and cyclones in recent years and is faring well considering the extreme ...

The Great Barrier Reef is not just an Australian icon—it is a vital ecosystem that supports over 1,500 species of fish, 400 species of coral, and countless other marine organisms.

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 ...

George Roff - a marine ecologist at CSIRO - has been documenting the transformation of coral in the Great Barrier Reef. “We were fortunate enough to be there in December right when the mass ...

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Chief Scientist ... that build the reef but there’s maybe a thousand species of soft corals … so your potentially losing some of the other diversity ...