Lord Howe Island lies in the middle of the ocean, about 700 kilometres northeast of Sydney. It’s covered in lush forest and ...

Two-thirds of Australia's Great Barrier Reef showed the largest amount of coral cover in 36 years, experts reported on ...

The Great Barrier Reef offers unforgettable snorkeling and diving, but it needs visitors who care about its future. Eco-certified tours and responsible travel choices can help protect its delicate ...

Healthy reefs support vast marine ecosystems, providing shelter for countless species and helping protect coastlines.

Outside Magazine published a somewhat tongue-in-cheek obituary for the Great Barrier Reef earlier this week, citing its lifespan from 25 million BC-2016. The article detailed the life of the reef, its ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Great Barrier Reef has experienced its greatest annual loss of live coral across most of its expanse in four decades of record-keeping, Australian authorities say.

Forty-five days at sea led us to one of the most dangerous stretches of reef in Australian history — where more than 1,600 ...

The nearest ocean is some 1,200 miles from Iowa, but the audience at tonight’s presentation in Des Moines may almost be able ...

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The Copernicus Sentinel-2A satellite takes us over part of the Great Barrier Reef off Australia’s northeast coast on 1 April 2017. Extending more than 2000 km and covering an area of some 350 000 sq ...

The Great Barrier Reef has been seriously damaged by too much ocean heat. According to University of Sydney: The damage is at catastrophic levels. And as stated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...