From cutting-edge technology to running on recycled oil, a Reef Ranger vessel has undergone a $2.9m upgrade to continue ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

A remote island in the southern Great Barrier Reef Marine Park that supports thousands of seabirds and nesting turtles has been declared rat-free ...

We were 10,000 feet above the Pacific, in a tiny Cessna that seemed like it should have been flying much lower than that, when the clouds cleared and Lady Elliot Island appeared below us like an ...

The invasive pests were attacking nests of vulnerable seabirds and turtles on a Great Barrier Reef island.

The Great Barrier Reef island has eradicated the invasive pest, marking a huge win for its threatened turtles and seabirds.

Life aboard a small boat on the remote Great Barrier Reef means every day depends on the ocean. From spearfishing coral trout for dinner to exploring untouched coral gardens, survival is tied directly ...

Register at tours@newscientist.com and we will contact when confirmed details including dates and prices are available. Embark on a participatory science expedition cruise traversing the Great Barrier ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest living structure, so big, it can be seen from space. Photograph by Kieran Stone, ...