CANBERRA, June 21 -- A recent study has found that emotions such as grief, sadness, and hope are motivating divers to take part in restoration efforts on the Great Barrier Reef, which is ...

Geological time capsule highlights Great Barrier Reef's resilience A combination of stressors, not sea levels alone, cause the demise of reefs Date: June 2, 2025 Source: University of Sydney ...

Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef is the largest living structure on the planet and home to a vast array of species. But in recent years it has been hit by a series of devastating mass ...

UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee has again raised grave fears for the future of the Great Barrier Reef, highlighting the problems of water pollution, climate change and unsustainable fishing ...

New research has revealed alarming coral mortality rates of 92% after last year's bleaching event at Lizard Island on Queensland's Great Barrier Reef, marking one of the highest coral mortality ...

Understanding how far Great Barrier Reef corals are from their parents could be key to identifying and protecting at-risk populations, University of Queensland research has found. The research is ...

UNESCO welcomes Australia’s decision to implement urgent new protection measures to safeguard the Great Barrier Reef recommended by UNESCO. The measures include a ban on fishing with gillnets. The ...

It formed between 13,000 and 10,000 years ago, just prior to the start of the modern reef as we know it. We refer to this reef as the “proto-Great Barrier Reef”.

New research led by the University of Sydney adds to our understanding of how rapidly rising sea levels due to climate change foreshadow the end of the Great Barrier Reef as we know it. The ...

Since the program’s inception in 2018, over 125,000 corals have been outplanted across the Great Barrier Reef — off Cairns, Port Douglas and the Whitsundays — with a survival rate of 85%.