The story demonstrates how resilient nature is when given the chance. Researchers make stunning discovery while studying Great Barrier Reef: 'Major tipping point' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Australia is doing absolutely everything to protect its most iconic ecosystem — except, perhaps, the one thing that really ...

Star Wars" is unfolding on the Great Barrier Reef as operators rapidly respond to a new crown-of-thorns starfish outbreak off ...

The Great Barrier Reef story begins much earlier than most people realize. There is evidence that the Great Barrier Reef is around 650,000 years old, though researchers estimate that the precursor to ...

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 ...

It may not snow in Queensland in December, but underwater, the Great Barrier Reef is putting on its own kind of snowfall in a dazzling underwater exhibition of new life. Giant clams, molluscs and ...

Sleep in fish may look different from humans, but rest is essential for survival. Here’s what experts have to say about fish sleep. A protective mucous cocoon surrounds this parrotfish as it sleeps in ...