The olive sea snake is the most common sea snake on the northern coast of Australia and around the Great Barrier Reef. Sea snakes have adapted to marine life Sea snakes have evolved to stay ...

Along Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef, curious visitors can witness an innovative new coral restoration project and help ...

One hundred kilometres off the central Queensland coast, at the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef, lies a tiny island ... as a Petri dish of coral and sea life. Professor Figueira said ...

The reef also supports a variety of other marine life, including dolphins, sea turtles, sharks, and whales. There are many different types of coral found in the Great Barrier Reef, including ...

The research reconstructs 400 years of summer sea surface temperatures in the Coral Sea. The results chronicle extreme recent ocean heat that has led to mass coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef.

Listen to an audio recording from Lady Elliot Island on the Great Barrier Reef (2.2MB) The ‘frying’ sound is produced ... Sorry to surface... But are you a deep-sea enthusiast? Explore the inky depths ...

Plenty More Fish in the Sea? Environmental Protections Account ... undocumented variation in coral heat tolerance on the Great Barrier Reef, giving hope that corals' own genetic resources may ...

It is clear that despite management efforts at local, regional and national levels, a significant number of threats to the reef are getting worse.

Many visitors say the Great Barrier ... of fish, sea turtles and humpback whales, Cairns' reefs are teeming with wildlife. Known locally as the Outer Barrier Reef, these reefs are ideal for ...

If we don't stop global temperatures—both on land and at sea—from rising, the Great Barrier Reef could become a coral graveyard. A team of scientists has decided to do something about it.

Certainly, it's the first time that the southern Great Barrier Reef has seen extensive widespread bleaching like we saw unfold this year.” Coral bleaching is caused when the sea gets too warm.