Green group says Bowen Basin coal mine expansion would overwhelm the state’s emissions reduction efforts and make it “almost impossible” to meet climate targets.

SPINY and globular, sea urchins are creating barren habitats in the Great Southern Reef, threatening its ecosystem. Alanna is a journalist at the Newcastle Herald with a focus on education. She takes ...

The Great Barrier Reef is a World Heritage Listed area situated in the Coral Sea, off Australia's northeastern coast, stretching over 2,300 kilometres (1,400 miles) from the tip of Cape York Peninsula ...

SYDNEY, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Australian scientists have reported the sixth mass coral bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef since 2016. In a report published on Wednesday night, scientists from ...

As long as people have been visiting the Great Barrier Reef ... A giant clam lives at the bottom of the sea floor at Opal Reef.(ABC: Chris Lewis) "That doesn't diminish what we think the threats ...

and the sunlight reflects off thousands of these shimmering sea creatures, I take a moment to appreciate the breathtaking glory of the Great Barrier Reef. In my reverie, I’m reminded of ...

The Great Barrier Reef, stretching over 2,300 kilometers off the northeastern coast of Australia, is one of the most vibrant and diverse ecosystems on the planet. This UNESCO World Heritage Site not ...

But some marine life hasn’t gotten the memo. I realized this while snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef recently, when I turned my head and came face-to-face with a hefty, majestic loggerhead sea turtle.

In the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, about one in 11 reefs (nine per cent) had “very high” levels of bleaching, although none had prevalence that was marked “extremely high”. Coral ...