China landed on a reef in the South China Sea, which it disputes with the Philippines, and unfurled its five-star red flag. A few months ago, vessels from both countries collided near this reef.

A year after the fourth worldwide coral bleaching event was declared by the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), the "most intense" affair is still ongoing––with alerts continuing to be ...

The "most intense global coral bleaching event ever" has so far struck 84 per cent of the world's reefs and is ongoing, the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) — a global partnership ...

A police helicopter was dispatched over the Great Barrier Reef at 2.17pm in an attempt to rescue the father and son, but they were sadly declared dead when pulled from the water. Now, Treowen ...

A British father and son who drowned after being swept off the coast of Australia near the Great Barrier Reef have been named. Robin, 46, and Owen Reed, 17, were swimming at a beach not monitored ...

A 35m telecommunications tower installed without community consultation just metres from homes on the coast in Ocean Reef has left locals shocked and scrambling for answers. Residents claim the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has grown ...

“Bleaching becomes more severe if either the heat stress episodes are more intense or if they last for a longer time,” Joerg Wiedenmann, a marine biologist who heads the Coral Reef Laboratory ...

Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has grown to include 84% of the ocean’s reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history, the International Coral Reef Initiative ...

A historic ocean liner is getting a new legacy as the world's largest artificial reef. In its heyday, the SS United States carried movie stars and presidents. The ship will be scuttled by 2026 and ...

Robin Reed and his son Owen were swept out to sea while swimming at a beach without lifeguards The two British tourists who drowned off the coast of a popular tourist town at the southern tip of ...