Evegreen Editor Rachael Thompson travelled to the world's largest coral reef system for a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

The Great Barrier Reef is one of the most unique and diverse ecosystems in the world. Located off the coast of Queensland, ...

The Australian government on Wednesday turned down a proposal for a new open-cut coal mine near the Great Barrier Reef ... from the reef on the Queensland coastline, about 700 kilometers (435 ...

Because Cairns is the tourist hub of Queensland (and a convenient point from which to explore the reef), many Great Barrier Reef visitors ... by carriers like Virgin Australia Airlines, Jetstar ...

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Marine ... your impact on the Reef is the first step to acting with greatness,” Mark Olsen, CEO of Tourism Tropical North Queensland, said in a release shared ...

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia ... plans to build two major dams in Queensland state that would have affected the reef’s water quality. “If the Great Barrier Reef is in danger, then ...

Bleaching damage on the corals of the Great Barrier Reef near Queensland, Australia. Credit: GREG TORDA/ARC CENTRE CORAL/REX/Shutterstock Australia's Great Barrier Reef is under serious threat as ...

Rows of tanks filled with liquid nitrogen sit in temperature-controlled chambers at Sydney's Taronga zoo, cradling parts of ...

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia for the first ... citing the open-pit mine’s potential harm to the nearby Great Barrier Reef. The government is under pressure to curb climate change by ...

Two British tourists have drowned off the coast of a popular tourist town at the southern tip of the Great Barrier Reef ... in Queensland named for the year Captain James Cook arrived in Australia.