Australia is home to plenty of icons – from the Great Barrier Reef and Uluru to the Sydney Opera House and Twelve Apostles.

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is experiencing yet another mass coral bleaching event due to heat, the country’s government confirmed Friday. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, which ...

The planet holds countless natural wonders, yet few match the sheer complexity of the Great Barrier Reef off Australia's ...

Australia needs to respond to a U.N. warning on the threat to its iconic Great Barrier Reef with bolder climate policies that ...

Australia’s environment minister said Tuesday her government will lobby against UNESCO adding the Great Barrier Reef to a list of endangered World Heritage sites, arguing that criticisms of government ...

Australia recently announced that the federal government would commit an additional 1 billion Australia dollars on top of AU$2 billion to conserve the Great Barrier Reef for future generations. The ...

The Great Barrier Reef is still suffering extensive damage caused by warming oceans, a new report has warned, just days before United Nations officials arrive in Australia to decide whether the world ...

More than 90% of Great Barrier Reef coral surveyed this year was bleached in the fourth such mass event in seven years in the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem, Australian government scientists ...

Bleaching happens when corals are stressed by increased temperatures. One of the world's most cherished natural wonders -- the Great Barrier Reef -- has suffered a widespread sixth bleaching event, ...

An 80-year-old cruise passenger has been found dead on a Great Barrier Reef island after being accidentally left behind by ...