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 ...

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 ...

It demonstrates that the onset of reef growth on the outer shelf was preceded by a rise in summer temperature from ~26° to ~28°C at around 700 thousand years ago (marine isotope stage 17). This ...

Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef is fundamentally changing because of repeated bleaching caused by high ocean temperatures brought on by climate change, according to marine biologists. “It’s not ...

Inside a bold — and controversial — effort to cool the water around this beloved ecosystem. An Australian research vessel testing a localized form of climate engineering — artificial modification of ...

This story was originally published by Vox and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. “I just got a whiff,” said Peter Harrison, a marine scientist, as he leaned over the edge ...

Parts of Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef, famed for its stunning colors and biodiversity, suffered the biggest decline of coral on record last year after a marine heatwave bleached vast swathes ...

As the early-morning sun rises over the Great Barrier Reef, its light pierces the turquoise waters of a shallow lagoon, bringing more than a dozen turtles to life. These waters that surround Lady ...

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 Life on the Great Barrier Reef is undergoing big changes in ...