Launched in 2013, purpose-designed artificial reefs were deployed along Western Australia's coast, leading to a remarkable ...

Australia's coral reefs are in relatively good condition compared with coral reefs globally, although coral cover on Australian reefs has declined over the past 40 years—reflecting the global trend, a ...

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Covering nearly 133,000 square miles (345,000 square kilometers), the Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef, home to more than 1,500 species of fish and 411 species of hard corals. It ...

About 60 years ago, an oil and gas survey found unusual reefs off the South Australian coastline. Now, a geologist wants to ...

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is experiencing yet another mass coral bleaching event due to heat, the country’s government confirmed Friday. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, which ...

For most of the day, Australia’s Montgomery Reef hides beneath the Indian Ocean. Then the tide retreats, waterfalls erupt and ...

An "unprecedented" mass bleaching event has been recorded off Australia's western coast, scientists said Wednesday, turning huge chunks of a celebrated reef system a sickly dull white. A months-long ...

In a recent scientific article in the journal Ocean & Coastal Management, alongside the list of scientist-authors were the ...

Australia boasts plenty of superlatives when it comes to its natural landmarks. The Great Barrier Reef, the world's biggest coral reef system on the north-east coast, is rightly recognised as a Unesco ...

The Great Barrier Reef is world famous – it’s the largest coral reef system in the world and home to tens of thousands of species. No wonder it is World Heritage listed. But Australia has three lower ...