The hard version of coral polyps produces limestone that is used to form layer after layer of a rigid coral skeleton. Groups ...

Australia’s biggest natural wonder is a huge draw for tourists and fish alike. Here’s everything you need to know about the world’s most famous reef.

The Great Barrier Reef – the world's largest reef system ... "We need to protect our special places and the plants and animals that call them home." ...

In the 20th century, global sea level rose faster than at any other time in the past 3,000 years. It's expected to rise even ...

The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is alive and thriving as one of the 7 Wonders of the World. Dr. Eric Fisher, a marine biologist and reef conservation expert, and Mark Olsen, Tourism Tropical ...

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is suffering another mass bleaching ... reef the best chance of survival for the planet and animals that call it home, for the 64,000 people whose livelihoods ...

During bleaching, the coral animal loses its algae and pigments ... bleaching event took place in March, Emslie said. Great Barrier Reef trouble? UN says Great Barrier Reef is 'in danger ...

Corals are animals that secrete calcium carbonate ... January and March when waters surrounding Australia’s Great Barrier Reef tend to be the hottest. That’s how they discovered that those ...

Over the past few years, in particular, the Great Barrier Reef has undergone several “bleaching events ... which are home to many different species of plants and animals. The impacts to these ...

Corals are sessile animals that 'take root' on the ocean ... the point to UNESCO that there is no need to single the Great Barrier Reef out in this way," Plibersek said during a media briefing.

Coral reefs are vital for lots of plants, animals, and people, but warming oceans can lead to coral bleaching which seriously damages the delicate ecosystem. The Great Barrier Reef has seen four ...