Do you know which is the largest coral reef in the world? Explore why the Great Barrier Reef holds this title, along with its ...

The Great Barrier Reef story begins much earlier than most people realize. There is evidence that the Great Barrier Reef is around 650,000 years old, though researchers estimate that the precursor to ...

Colorful coral reefs fill the underwater scene in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Small fish swim freely among the coral formations. This view shows a healthy and active marine ecosystem.

Synthetic pheromones may be a promising tool in attracting and culling troublesome crown-of-thorns starfish, which rapidly ...

The ocean is essential to life on Earth. It helps regulate our climate, provides oxygen and food, but the size of marine populations declined by almost half between 1970 and 2012. Unless something ...

The world's largest living coral reef exhibit is yet to be rebuilt five years after the Queensland aquarium closed.

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 ...

We’re all aware the Reef faces huge environmental challenges, so it’s heartening to know being a tourist can be part of the ...

Register at tours@newscientist.com and we will contact when confirmed details including dates and prices are available. Embark on a participatory science expedition cruise traversing the Great Barrier ...

Authorities are “very confident” the Great Barrier Reef will avoid UNESCO’s danger list due to the “stellar job” its done to ...