Coral reef halos, visible from satellites, can indicate reef health by reflecting predator presence and coral layout.

The crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS), infamous for its appetite for live coral, has long been blamed for the decline of ...

In coral reefs throughout the world, visually striking bands of bare sand surrounding reefs are often visible in satellite ...

Decapod crabs may protect the Reef by consuming juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish, a major coral predator. Researchers from UQ and AIMS found crabs eat over five baby starfish per day, aiding coral ...

Bleached coral dies when exposed to heat stress for too long, threatening the bountiful marine ecosystem that depends on it ...

Here are five eco-friendly adventures you can take at the Great Barrier Reef. Snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef lets you ...

The world is experiencing the most intense global coral bleaching event on record, with 84 percent of reefs experiencing heat ...

The Great Barrier Reef is full of surprises—even for the scientists who study it every day. Recently, some unlikely potential ...

Sipping a frozen coke out of a soggy straw's is all worth it when you see the beauty of the turtles in the Great Barrier Reef!

A team of scientists tracked more than 400 corals that experienced intense ocean heat last year. More than half the corals died.

experts show that over a third of restoration projects fail and might never be scalable enough to have positive effects on reef ecosystems. The results show that major barriers to ...