Sip a piña colada while lounging on pristine sand or venture below the ocean's surface to explore the second-largest reef in ...

Investing in natural infrastructure by restoring coral reefs in Florida and Puerto Rico can save millions of dollars by avoiding flooding damage, a new study says.

One such predator, the smallscale scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala), closely resembles the reef's rocky, algae- and coral-encrusted ... silver gulls help keep shore areas clear of debris.

The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system. It stretches over 2,300 kilometres along the coast of ...

Coral reefs act as a natural barrier to coastal storms. Reefs can absorb and weaken damaging waves. As a result, waves that hit shores are smaller and cause less flooding and erosion, saving lives and ...

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 ...

Coral reefs act as a natural barrier to coastal storms. Reefs can absorb and weaken damaging waves. As a result, waves that hit shores are smaller and cause less flooding and erosion, saving lives ...

The research team meticulously tracked the health of 462 coral colonies at the University of Sydney's Great Barrier Reef research station at One Tree Island over a period of 161 days. The results ...

Marine scientists from the University of Sydney yesterday have published the first peer-reviewed study documenting “catastrophic” coral bleaching events at the southern Great Barrier Reef in ...