But some, like the tiger shark, are powerful enough to bite ... (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala), closely resembles the reef's rocky, algae- and coral-encrusted bottom, where it lies in wait for ...

Annabelle Carlson has undergone seven surgeries since she was attacked by two reef sharks in Belize in August Annabelle Carlson isn’t going to let a brutal shark attack keep her from living her ...

It rewards divers with a majestic coral garden and barracuda ... awe of nature,” Mahusay says. Meanwhile, Shark Airport is a sandy stretch of reef frequented by sharks, who often pause to ...

A team of marine scientists from the University of Sydney has published the first peer-reviewed study documenting the ...

A 40-year-old man has died after being attacked by a shark on the edge of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, local police said. Luke Walford, a youth pastor, had been spearfishing with his family ...

Researchers behind a new study have warned that the Great Barrier Reef has reached catastrophic coral bleaching levels.

Record-breaking ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching ...

Marine scientists highlights the complex interplay between heat stress, disease onset and coral mortality. They found that 66 percent of the colonies were bleached by February 2024 and 80 per cent by ...

Record ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching on ...

Record ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reaching “catastrophic” levels ...

Covering nearly 133,000 square miles (345,000 square kilometers), the Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef, home to more than 1,500 species of fish and 411 species of hard corals.