Although the Great Barrier Reef survived sea level rise roughly 11,000 years ago, the world was very different back then. Coral reefs faced less stress from human impacts.

Constraints on sea-level rise during meltwater pulse 1B from the Great Barrier Reef. Nature Communications , 2025; 16 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-59858-0 Cite This Page : ...

Fossil reef core analysis indicates the Great Barrier Reef can adapt to rapid sea level rise alone, but combined stressors such as warming, poor water quality, and increased nutrients threaten its ...

On Windley Key, the highway travels 2.5 miles between its bridges. The island is home to some revealing stories. However, to ...

Since the coral programme began in 2011, Taronga’s CryoDiversity Bank has been intruding annually on the Great Barrier Reef’s spawning, when corals send eggs and sperm into the waters for ...

Rows of tanks filled with liquid nitrogen sit in temperature-controlled chambers at Sydney's Taronga zoo, cradling parts of the Great Barrier Reef's diverse and magnificent corals frozen in time.

Great Barrier Reef Sailing is ranked #6 out of 10 things to do in Great Barrier Reef. ... Hosting a kaleidoscope of fish, sea turtles and humpback whales, Cairns' reefs are teeming with wildlife.