Dugongs and sea turtles swim in the waters around the island. Part of the outer Great Barrier Reef, Wheeler Reef lies some 40 nautical miles off the coast of Townsville. Wheeler Reef is off the beaten ...

The Great Barrier Reef is divided into three main zones: the inner reef, the mid-reef, and the outer reef. The inner reef is closest to the mainland and consists of shallow waters and numerous ...

The Great Barrier Reef has been seriously damaged by too much ... albedo which in past years reflected solar radiation back to outer space. Here’s the really bad news, actually, horrible news ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: This is the Great Barrier Reef, and it's dying. Less than 20 years ago, the world's largest living structure looked like this, and this.

An extensive flood plume caused by the recent severe weather event in northern Queensland is pushing vast amounts of river discharge to cover about ...

Many visitors say the Great Barrier Reef is best seen through ... Known locally as the Outer Barrier Reef, these reefs are ideal for first-time divers and families because of the one- to three ...

Satellite imagery has revealed the huge amounts of floodwater heading into the ocean and towards parts of the Great Barrier Reef after Queensland experienced more than two weeks of heavy rain.

The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system. It stretches over 2,300 kilometres along the coast of Queensland, Australia. Made up of nearly 3,000 reefs and 900 islands, it is ...

Scientists are using AI and remote sensing to create a real-time coral reef monitoring system, improving conservation through ...

In 2016 and 2017, marine heat waves caused by climate change resulted in mass bleaching, which killed about half of the corals on the Great Barrier Reef, along with many others around the world.