The widespread heat stress on the Great Barrier Reef, causing huge bleaching events among the corals, has been revealed in new satellite images. A map, shared by the NASA Earth Observatory, uses ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Priya covers the ocean, climate change, and the future of our planet. "This regional map does two critical things: first, it ...

As global warming drives more events that impact coral reefs, managing the Great Barrier Reef’s resilience demands comprehensive and detailed mapping of the reef bed. Available surveys and maps with ...

New research reveals the Great Barrier Reef is on track to be almost wiped out by the end of the century under current ...

a) map shows the extend of the 2 regions (i-north, ii-south) of the GBR used in this study. b) background map shows the average rainfall annual distribution based on 30-year records (1961-1990) ...

The Nomination files produced by the States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to ...

This is part of CNET's series, "Rebooting the Reef," on efforts to save one of the world's greatest natural wonders. No one would challenge the majesty of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Nearly 1,500 ...

This satellite image, acquired by the Landsat-8 satellite on 23 August 2013, takes us off the east coast of Australia where currents swirl in the water around corals. The Great Barrier Reef is the ...

Great Barrier Reef — There's a good reason marine scientist Chris Roelfsema studies coral reefs. "Twenty five percent of all marine species depends on coral reef," he said. The reefs may be near the ...

The LNP’s commitment to coal powering Queensland for at least two more decades threatens the Great Barrier Reef’s World ...

A marine biologist says that he found a huge underwater sinkhole in Australia's Great Barrier Reef while using Google Maps. Also known as blue holes, these large marine sinkholes most often formed ...

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.