Great Barrier Reef

Several UN World Heritage sites in danger of losing status because of damage, development or tourism

The UN's Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization recommended Monday a major revamp of the heritage list.

Australia vows to challenge UNESCO's plans to downgrade Great Barrier Reef's World Heritage status

The UN World Heritage Committee in a draft report said 'there is no possible doubt' that the network of colourful corals off Australia's northeast coast was 'facing ascertained danger'

The Great Barrier Reef might not recover from the mass bleaching event that took place in March

An aerial survey has shown that the coral bleaching is sweeping across the reef for the third time in five years.

Corals of Great Barrier Reef to face a period of heat-induced mass coral bleaching

The 345,400 sq km World Heritage-listed coral network has been devastated by four coral bleaching events since 1998.

Climate strike: From Asia to Africa, millions of schoolkids inspired by Greta Thunberg march for action on global warming

Crowds of children skipped school Friday to join a global strike against climate change, heeding the rallying cry of teen activist Greta Thunberg.

Dedicated coral gardeners are bringing back Jamaica's coral reefs, piece by piece

Fish and coral have a codependent relationship, the fish rely on the reef to evade danger and lay eggs.

Warming oceans cause further damage to corals, Oz downgrades outlook to 'very poor'

91 percent of the coral reef had been bleached at least once during three bleaching events of the past two decades

Coral reefs form halos that can be seen from space – scientists finally know why

Unlike corals that undergo bleaching, halos are formed when corals are healthy and thriving.

Great Barrier Reef is being reshaped by global warming for good — except it's bad

Healthy corals need 10 years to recover after major damage — ten years they probably don't have.

Some species of corals are becoming resilient to warming ocean temperatures

The insides of a particularly long-living genus of corals, Porites, led to the new finding.