Thanks to the dire condition of the Earth's coral reefs, the planet has now reached its first tipping point for human-caused climate change, according to a new report by scientists in Europe. The ...

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Record breaking marine heat waves will cause devastating mass coral bleaching worldwide in the next few years, according to a University of Queensland coral reef scientist. The alarming finding is the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: A colony of mushroom leather coral grows on the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Cairns, Australia FILE PHOTO: A ...

Yet neither fully represents the truth, because the Great Barrier Reef is not a single entity. It’s an intricate ecosystem the size of Germany, composed of some 3,800 individual coral reefs, 600 ...

The state party report on the Great Barrier Reef, submitted to UNESCO by the Australian government, is inaccurate and fails to acknowledge serious declines in the reef’s health. The state party report ...

LOS ANGELES — Scientists warn the first global survey of the health of the world's coral reefs shows they are in serious decline, with overfishing worsening a crisis situation. Scientists and ...

Outside Magazine published a somewhat tongue-in-cheek obituary for the Great Barrier Reef earlier this week, citing its lifespan from 25 million BC-2016. The article detailed the life of the reef, its ...