Australia's Minister for Environment Tanya Plibersek speaks at a press conference at Parliament House. The Australian government on Tuesday heralded a draft report of the United Nations Educational, ...

Synthetic pheromones may be a promising tool in attracting and culling troublesome crown-of-thorns starfish, which rapidly eat large amounts of coral on the Great Barrier Reef ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's Great Barrier Reef has suffered the largest decline in coral cover in two of its three regions over the last year, research released on Wednesday showed, following a mass ...

I just got a whiff,” said Peter Harrison, a marine scientist, as he leaned over the edge of the boat and pointed his ...

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.

The federal government has launched a vital bid to save the Great Barrier Reef from being declared “in danger” – a listing ...

Australia's Great Barrier Reef has been plagued by repeated mass bleaching events, including one in 2024 - Copyright AFP/File DAVID GRAY Australia's Great Barrier ...

Marine biologist Anne Hoggett snorkels to inspect and record bleached and dead coral around Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef - Copyright AFP/File John ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

Authorities are “very confident” the Great Barrier Reef will avoid UNESCO’s danger list due to the “stellar job” its done to ...

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has suffered the largest decline in coral cover in two of its three regions over the last year, research released on Wednesday showed, following a mass bleaching of its ...