The Great Barrier Reef off Australia's northeastern coast has proved to be extremely resilient as a new study reveals that the world’s largest reef system has survived five near-death events in ...

The Great Barrier Reef might be more resilient than we thought, surviving five so-called “death events” in the past 30,000 years. But the current environmental troubles facing the iconic reef ...

Australia's Great Barrier Reef, under severe stress in a warmer, more acidic ocean, has returned from near-extinction five times in the past 30,000 years, researchers said Monday.

Australia has again been given a six month warning to avoid the Great Barrier Reef being placed on the World Heritage ...

The first and second near-death experiences the Great Barrier Reef endured were at about 30,000 and 22,000 years ago. This was due to subaerial exposure, or exposure of the reef to air.

The Great Barrier Reef Survived 5 'Death Events' By Physically Moving "I have grave concerns about the ability of the reef in its current form." by Sarah Sloat. May 29, 2018.

The reef may be more resilient than we thought The Great Barrier Reef is a master at cheating death. It has resurrected itself five times in the last 30,000 years after being wiped out by dramatic ...

The corals of the Great Barrier Reef have sex only once a year - and only when there is a full moon. Here are 5 facts that will change your perspective on the largest living structure in the world.

As the fate of the Great Barrier Reef remains uncertain, a new study has examined the health of the reef over the last 30,000 years, and found that it has suffered five “death events” in the ...

The Great Barrier Reef is comprised of more than 3,000 individual reefs stretching for 2,300km (1,429 miles). The ecosystem supports 65,000 jobs in reef tourism.

In the Great Barrier Reef, the average sea surface temperature has increased by more than 0.8 degrees Celsius since 1880, the authority says, with the warmest years happening in the past two decades.