It hosts 5,000 types of mollusks, 1,800 species of fish ... Time and tides and a planet in eternal flux brought the Great Barrier Reef into being millions of years ago, wore it down, and grew ...

Australia's Great Barrier Reef has suffered another mass bleaching event - the third in just five years. Warmer sea temperatures - particularly in February - are feared to have caused huge coral ...

Australia's Great Barrier Reef has lost more than half of its corals since 1995 due to warmer seas driven by climate change, a study has found. Scientists found all types of corals had suffered a ...

molluscs, sea urchins and sponges. Corals are found in all of Earth's oceans, from tropical to freezing temperatures, however they only build coral reefs in warm, shallow seas in the tropics. Among ...

Often dubbed the world's largest living structure, the Great Barrier Reef is a 1,400-mile expanse of tropical corals that house a stunning array of biodiversity. But repeated mass bleaching events ...

The Great Barrier Reef is still recovering from the damage caused by Cyclone Jasper a year ago. Scientists say mud and mangrove damage is posing a large threat to reef rehabilitation.

The Great Barrier Reef is Earth's largest coral reef system ... Roughly 20 to 25 percent of fish, molluscs and crustaceans in ...

A 40-year-old man was killed by a shark while fishing with family at Australia's Great Barrier Reef. A shark has attacked and killed a 40-year-old man fishing with his family in the waters of ...

Bleaching of the coral in the Great Barrier Reef, north-east Australia which is caused by global warming The Great Barrier Reef became a recognised area of ecological importance when it was ...