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

It’s the largest living structure on Earth, 3,000 individual reefs, 900 islands, 1,430 miles, and it may be collapsing. Alas, ...

Parts of Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef, famed for its stunning colors and biodiversity, suffered the biggest decline of coral on record last year after a marine heatwave bleached vast swathes ...

It's official: we no longer live on a planet with temperatures that can sustain warm-water coral reefs. This is the first of many fragile Earth systems set to topple as human activities continue to ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Great Barrier Reef has experienced its greatest annual loss of live coral across most of its expanse in four decades of record-keeping, Australian authorities say. US ...

The Great Barrier Reef could contribute $124bn to Australia’s economy over the next 50 years, but only if there is a step up in investment to protect it.

An 80-year-old cruise passenger has been found dead on a Great Barrier Reef island after being accidentally left behind by ...

Stretching almost 1,500 miles, the Great Barrier Reef is so vast that just 20% has been surveyed. With tourism funding ...

Crew of Coral Adventurer only realised the 80-year-old Australian was missing hours after they left Lizard Island on the ...

It’s the largest coral reef system in the entire world and home to a plethora of underwater wildlife, but it also serves to protect the shore. After a beautiful and slightly bumpy catamaran cruise ...