To say that the Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef may be understating ... along with 200 species of birds, 1,500 species of fish, 4,000 species of mollusks and, yes, an ...

Not many people visit Lady Elliot Island, at the Great Barrier Reef's southern tip. But a lot of people are trying to protect ...

26, 2025 — Coral ... Australia's Great Barrier Reef from 2016 to 2020. ... Dec. 12, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a rare example of 'great fish parenting' with a common coral reef species ...

Having grown up in Queensland, where the Great Barrier ... and species (a green crocheted kelp garden, for example); a "bleached reef" is made up of pale, neutral colors—which represent coral ...

Laboratory experiments confirm the accuracy of numerical modeling in simulating coral bleaching, according to new research ...

The one thing no one ever tells you about the Great Barrier Reef is how noisy it is. As soon as I duck my head under the ...

Wild coral makes up some of the most diverse ecosystems in the world, supporting thousands of species in the process, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA).

Cairns is known as the “gateway to the Great Barrier Reef” due ... than 400 types of coral and 1,500 species of fish, according to UNESCO. The region is also home to 54 different trails ...

Now Ningaloo Reef is bleaching in earnest. The Great Barrier Reef is bleaching too ... Over ten days, we recorded the health and type of every coral we saw at 21 sites along Ningaloo Reef, from ...

Alarming levels of coral bleaching ... the more famous Great Barrier Reef on Australia’s east coast. Quigley said the Ningaloo Reef and the Great Barrier Reef were shaped by different weather ...