As a packed tour boat heads toward the outer reef, white caps and grey skies cloud what perhaps many have been led to expect from the glossy brochures. The Great Barrier Reef is the largest living ...

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.

Whether you're on a multiday cruise or a quick jaunt off the mainland, sailing along the Great Barrier Reef is a must-do. If you're looking to sail north of Cairns, you'll enjoy the best cruising ...

She said on the outer reef, beyond the reach of flood ... The Reef Snapshot: Summer 2024–25, published on April 16 by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, states: “Results of aerial ...

To say that the Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef may be understating things; the Australian government notes that it is "the only living organic collective visible from Earth's ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The Great Barrier Reef is suffering its second bleaching event in as many years, with the marine park authority reporting corals in ...

Robin Reed and his son Owen were swept out to sea while swimming at a beach without lifeguards The two British tourists who drowned off the coast of a popular tourist town at the southern tip of ...

Two British tourists have drowned off the coast of a popular tourist town at the southern tip of the Great Barrier Reef. A boy, 17, and a man, 46, were swept out to sea on Sunday while swimming at ...

The Great Barrier Reef is basically the David Attenborough of the natural world – legendary, record-breaking and absolutely fascinating. Stretching 2,300 kilometres along the Queensland coast ...

Bleached Coral on the Outer Reef Near Cairns ... coral outcrops in waters between Cooktown and Cape York. In the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, about one in 11 reefs (nine per cent) had ...

Cairns is known as the “gateway to the Great Barrier Reef” due to its proximity to the Coral Sea. When combined with recently launched service from Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, the travel time ...

We could talk eco-this or bio-that, and whether the GBR has more bleaching than Dolly, Marilyn or Shane, but Ningaloo is a reef less travelled, and that will make all the difference. Staying in Dinner ...