SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's Great Barrier Reef has suffered the largest decline in coral cover in two of its three regions over the last year, research released on Wednesday showed, following a mass ...

Australia's Queensland state and HSBC said on Thursday they will make a "world-first investment" to protect the world-heritage listed Great Barrier Reef which is suffering from extensive coral ...

The southern Great Barrier Reef is suffering from extensive coral bleaching due to heat stress, the reef’s managers said Wednesday, raising fears that a seventh mass bleaching event could be unfolding ...

Bleaching happens when corals are stressed by increased temperatures. One of the world's most cherished natural wonders -- the Great Barrier Reef -- has suffered a widespread sixth bleaching event, ...

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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's Great Barrier Reef is spawning in an explosion of color as the World Heritage-listed natural wonder recovers from life-threatening coral bleaching episodes.

Australia’s environment minister said Tuesday her government will lobby against UNESCO adding the Great Barrier Reef to a list of endangered World Heritage sites, arguing that criticisms of government ...

Australia recently announced that the federal government would commit an additional 1 billion Australia dollars on top of AU$2 billion to conserve the Great Barrier Reef for future generations. The ...

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) committee has recommended adding Australia's Great Barrier Reef to its "in danger" list, citing impact to the reef from ...

The Great Barrier Reef is still suffering extensive damage caused by warming oceans, a new report has warned, just days before United Nations officials arrive in Australia to decide whether the world ...

The Australian government on Friday pledged 1 billion Australian dollars ($700 million) to protect the Great Barrier Reef, months after it narrowly avoided being placed on the UN's cultural agency's ...

Great Barrier Reef, north-east of Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia. VW Pics/Universal Images Group/Getty Images The study found the corals adapted to have a higher heat threshold if they had ...