Life on the Great Barrier Reef is undergoing big changes in the face of climate change and other human-caused pressures, a new study reveals. From food security to controlling seaweed and even making ...

If climate change continues apace, 96 percent of shallow coral reef ecosystems may collapse within 50 years, including in ...

In 2012, Nature revealed that humans provide a home to thousands of different species of microbes in a series of papers that opened a path to understanding the impact of the human microbiome on our ...

Scientists are using underwater sounds to attract fish and help restore damaged coral reefs in Australia and Jamaica.

The first systematic survey of all 127 shallow-water coral reefs worldwide has revealed 96% are threatened with extinction. The report was published on Thursday by the International Union for ...

The study found that 96% of shallow-water reef systems are already critically endangered and could disappear by 2075.

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 findings ...

The effect of European settlement on water quality in the Great Barrier Reef of Australia is a long-standing and controversial issue 1,2,3,4,5,6 . Erosion and sediment transport in river catchments in ...

Tropical coral reefs, as prominent marine diversity hotspots, are in decline, and long-term studies help to improve understanding of the effects of global warming ...

Discover the Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral system off Cairns in Australien, a UNESCO site drawing US travelers for unmatched snorkeling, diverse marine life, and rainforest adventures ...