In the 20th century, global sea level rose faster than at any other time in the past 3,000 years. It's expected to rise even ...

New research led by the University of Sydney adds to our understanding of how rapidly rising sea levels due to climate change ...

New research led by the University of Sydney adds to our understanding of how rapidly rising sea levels due to climate change foreshadow the end of ...

The Great Barrier Reef is one of the most unique and diverse ecosystems in the world. Located off the coast of Queensland, Australia, the reef is home to thousands of species of marine life ...

The hard version of coral polyps produces limestone that is used to form layer after layer of a rigid coral skeleton. Groups ...

UNESCO’s comments confirm what experts already know: despite substantial money and effort, threats to the Great Barrier Reef ...

New research reveals significant transformations in fish communities on the Great Barrier Reef, the World's largest coral reef ecosystem. Life on the Great Barrier Reef is undergoing big changes ...

During the past two years, Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef suffered its largest die ... unusually warm waters that pushed the intricate ecosystems past their limits of survival.

A new study finds that despite major disturbances to corals in recent years, there are still 100 reefs on the Great Barrier Reef capable of stimulating regional recovery of the ecosystem as it battles ...

During that time, between 2016 and 2024, the Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem and one of the most biodiverse, suffered mass coral bleaching events. That’s when ...

The Great Barrier Reef ecosystem faces many pressures with some, such as coral bleaching and cyclones, becoming more intense and frequent in recent decades. Extreme heat stress resulted in six ...