Leaving Plymouth in August 1768, the ship crossed the Atlantic ... On two occasions HMS Endeavour was almost lost in collision with coral walls of the uncharted Great Barrier Reef. Solander had a ...

The S.S. Yongala shipwreck, or Townsville's Titanic as many newspapers have named it in Australia, sleeps in the depths of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, just off the shores of Alva Beach.

And those who label the reef “underwhelming” might just need their eyes tested, frankly. This is nature at its best, and right at home here in Australia. The Great Barrier Reef isn’t the ...

One of the seven wonders of the natural world, the Great Barrier Reef lies in the clear blue waters off the northeast coast of Australia. Spanning 14 degrees of latitude, this complex reef system is ...

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 ...

A Unesco heritage committee on Tuesday stopped short of listing Australia’s Great Barrier Reef as a site that is “in danger” but warned the world’s biggest coral reef ecosystem remained ...