The Great Barrier Reef – the world's largest reef system that's "one of the richest and most complex natural ecosystems on Earth" – is once again undergoing a mass coral bleaching event.

Spanning nearly 133,000 square miles and home to more than 1,500 species of fish and over 400 species of hard corals, the Great Barrier Reef is an extremely critical marine ecosystem on the Earth.

Marine scientists say that coral across much of Australia's Great Barrier Reef has recovered from storms and bleaching events to record high levels.. The reef's northern and central parts have the ...

The study also highlights how all the reefs in the system benefit from the marine reserves, through higher larval supply. However, across the Great Barrier Reef, nearly 95 per cent of reefs ...

Dr. Ella Vallelonga, from the University of Adelaide's Department of Anthropology and Development Studies, examined how reef conservation diving dissolves "human exceptionalism"—the idea that humans ...

The Great Barrier Reef is home to an incredible amount of biodiversity, with over 9,000 known species of marine life National ...

This is the Great Barrier Reef’s fifth major bleaching event in nine years. Scientists say it could be the biggest test yet of the 1,400-mile-long world wonder’s ability to recover.

Part of the Great Barrier Reef is experiencing its highest coral cover on record, according to an annual report from the Australian Institute of Marine Science, though the reef still faces risks.

These reserves protect critical habitats for many species, including the coral trout, the reef's most valuable commercial fish. “The marine reserve network on the Great Barrier Reef is not just a tool ...

The southern Great Barrier Reef is suffering from extensive coral bleaching due to heat stress, the reef’s managers said Wednesday, raising fears that a seventh mass bleaching event could be ...

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is all about superlatives. It is the world’s largest coral reef, extending some 1,400 miles off the east coast of Australia and covering some 133,000 square miles.