The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system. It stretches over 2,300 kilometres along the coast of Queensland, Australia. Made up of nearly 3,000 reefs and 900 islands ...

Coral reef ecosystems are generally high in biodiversity, most often found in shallow tropical seas, and are threatened by factors including ocean acidification, global warming and sea level rise.

The pinnacle of sport as you know it. Grand Slam tennis – there’s nothing like it. There’s no room for error. Perfection is the norm. Anything below, and you ...

Junglia Okinawa, a new theme park in northern Okinawa Prefecture, is set to open July 25, marketing company Katana and others said Tuesday. The roughly 60-hectare park, themed around nature and ...

Jennifer Mallon receives funding from US-UK Fulbright Commission, Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program, University of Glasgow Early Career Mobility Award and the Link Foundation. Adrian ...

Strong waves from a storm have a lower impact on coastlines if surges first encounter coral reefs to absorb the full force, which weakens waves. Waves splashing over the reef at sunrise on ...

Beijing is believed to be sowing divisions in Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture to better facilitate an invasion of Taiwan, British newspaper the Telegraph reported on Saturday. Less than 750km from Taiwan, ...

Florida Coral Rescue Center biologist Justin Zimmerman explains why coral reefs are important to Florida's economy and how they protect the coastline. Marine scientists tracked coral colonies in a ...

China is secretly trying to gain control in Japan, specifically in Okinawa, which is just 750 kilometres from Taiwan and hosts a significant US military presence of nearly 30,000 troops. Now, with ...

The second fire is about 400km southeast of Perth, at Reef Beach near the seaside town of Bremer Bay. People at Reef Beach have been told it is too late to leave. Campers are being told to stay in ...

Record ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world's greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching on Australia's Great Barrier Reef reaching "catastrophic" levels, a new study has ...