Hairy new fish species discovered in the Great Barrier Reef

Swimming among the corals of the Great Barrier Reef is a fish that could be a doppelganger for the famous Sesame Street ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of furry fish in the Great Barrier Reef

Marine biologists have described a new species of fish from the waters of the Great Barrier Reef — a furry ghost fish with a ...

Real-life Snuffleupagus found swimming in the Great Barrier Reef

According to the study’s authors, S. snuffleupagus is the shaggiest of all known ghost pipefish species. These lengthy ...

Officials killing off coral-eating starfish in Great Barrier Reef

A major outbreak of coral-eating starfish has been found munching Australia's world heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef, scientists said on Friday, prompting the government to begin culling the spiky ...
The Economist

The Great Barrier Reef is seeing unprecedented coral bleaching

THE GREAT Barrier Reef is a natural marvel. Spanning 2,300km along the north-east coast of Australia, this vast ecosystem boasts hundreds of species of multicoloured corals across an area roughly the ...
Live Science

'Extremely unusual': Hottest ocean temperature in 400 years threatens the Great Barrier Reef

Weather 'One of the most rapid transitions that I've seen': NOAA forecaster on how this year's El Niño could shatter records Aquatic Animals Mystery of golden orb found in depths of ocean off Alaska ...