Record-breaking ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching ...

Researchers behind a new study have warned that the Great Barrier Reef has reached catastrophic coral bleaching levels.

Marine scientists tracked coral colonies in a remote area of the Great Barrier Reef and found that corals previously more resilient to bleaching suffered devastating and fatal bleaching during ...

Researchers are urging policymakers to take action in light of 'catastrophic' damage to the world's largest coral reef system ...

One of the world's most extensive coral reef ecosystems, the Great Barrier Reef, is now moving towards decline. A widespread coral bleaching outbreak has hit the reef system, and a study reveals that ...

Record ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching on ...

Scientists from the University of Sydney tracked 462 coral colonies at the reef’s One Tree Island over the course of five months last year, beginning at the heat wave’s peak in early February.

Immediate global action on “ambitious climate and reduced emissions targets” are now needed to halt “catastrophic damage” to ...

They monitored the health of 462 coral colonies at One Tree Reef between February (one of the region's hottest months) and July (the Southern Hemisphere's winter). At the start of the study ...

The Great Barrier Reef, a global treasure and the largest coral reef system on Earth, has suffered its most widespread coral bleaching event ever recorded. Spanning over 344,000 square kilometers, the ...

On the floor of the tank a small coral “tree”, around six inches high ... or a thousand years hence should today’s coral reefs be destroyed – as seems likely – by climate change.