Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is a true natural wonder: a unique and diverse underwater seascape the size of a small country. However, cycles of disturbance and recovery threaten to turn its ...

A green sea turtle near Lady Elliot Island. We were 10,000 feet above the Pacific, in a tiny Cessna that seemed like it should have been flying much lower than that, when the clouds cleared and Lady ...

Coral Expeditions has announced a new 11-night expedition exploring Australia's Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest and most ecologically diverse coral reef system. Departing Bundaberg to Cairns ...

Australia’s first underwater accommodation welcomes reservations after a $42m investment reopens two iconic pontoons ...

Great Barrier Reef, Australia (CNN) — 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 ...

The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is undergoing its fifth mass coral bleaching event since 2016, according to a report by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS). The report highlights the ...

Over the past couple of decades, one of the most actively depressing environmental stories has undoubtedly been the Great Barrier Reef. The world's premiere region for coral growth is also a center of ...

Since 2016, the Great Barrier Reef has endured an unprecedented six mass bleaching events, which occur when ocean temperatures spike, causing corals to expel the algae that live inside their tissue.