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 ...

Coral reef ecosystems are generally high in biodiversity, most often found in shallow tropical seas, and are threatened by factors including ocean acidification, global warming and sea level rise.

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Scientists say the latest study of the effects of a heatwave on a part of the Great Barrier Reef shows 'catastrophic' damage – with global warming no longer a projection but an immediate reality and ...

Marine scientists tracked coral colonies in a remote area of the Great Barrier Reef and found that corals previously more resilient to bleaching suffered devastating and fatal bleaching during ...

On the doorstep of Hinchinbrook Island, on the boundary of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, is a 53-hectare site used in the nineties and early 2000s to dump potentially toxic dredge spoil.

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Credit: US Geological Survey Scientists in Australia have observed unprecedented coral bleaching across the world's largest reef system. In a new study, they track the rapid rate at which coral ...

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, a new study has ...

Scientists have found that coral bleaching on Australia's Great Barrier Reef has reached "catastrophic" levels. More than 40% of corals monitored near an island in the southern reef were killed ...

A new study has found that record ocean warming levels have taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. According to the study, coral ...

World's largest coral reef system, the great barrier reef is composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometres. It is located in Coral sea, Australia.