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, ...

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 IUCN has again graded the conservation status of the Great Barrier Reef as critical, the worst status availableThe conservation outlook has ...

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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 ...

A 59-year-old Australian man was in critical condition Sunday after a shark attacked while he was fishing at the Great Barrier Reef, authorities said. Paramedics responded around noon to Britomart ...

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 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 ...

CANBERRA, Australia — 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. Officials from ...

SYDNEY, Sept 28 – To slow the speed at which high temperatures and warm waters bleach the corals of the Great Barrier Reef, Australian scientists are spraying droplets of ocean water into the sky to ...

Australia's Great Barrier Reef has been hit by widespread coral bleaching repeatedly in recent years, where marine heat waves have turned large parts of the reef a ghostly white. Now, it looks like ...