New research reveals that one of the largest-ever marine conservation initiatives has helped to prevent more frequent crown-of-thorns starfish (CoTS) outbreaks on the Great Barrier Reef. The study was ...

What it's like to night dive on the Great Barrier Reef Stretching almost 1,500 miles, the Great Barrier Reef is so vast that just 20% has been surveyed. With tourism funding millions in conservation ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). The first time a giant trevally fish hits me on the forehead, I freeze. We’re 39ft below the surface of the ocean at dusk, the inky ...

Fishing boats returned to the water after a weekend nor'easter created rough ocean conditions. The Dauntless party boat fished on Thursday, one of the first boats to get back out on the water since ...

The warming climate is putting all living things under serious stress. Habitats are being lost, and plants and animals are trying to survive under increasingly dire circumstances. And the world's ...

Rohan Lloyd received a NLA Summer Scholarship in 2015 to research the Royal Commission into Petroleum Drilling on the Great Barrier Reef. At the end of the 1960s, there was every expectation the Great ...

Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are the largest fish in the world and are endangered but are hard to study because they’re largely solitary creatures that roam great distances. There are only about 30 ...

Parts of Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef, famed for its stunning colors and biodiversity, suffered the biggest decline of coral on record last year after a marine heatwave bleached vast swathes ...

This video offers a travel guide to Cairns, a gateway city to the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, Australia. It features reef snorkeling experiences at Green Island, including coral views, tropical ...

Inside a bold — and controversial — effort to cool the water around this beloved ecosystem. An Australian research vessel testing a localized form of climate engineering — artificial modification of ...