Animals with ultraviolet color patterns can be found all over nature. Here’s what we know about what purpose these patterns ...

Sydney is the most iconic city in Australia. Famed for its huge parklands, metropolis skyscrapers, bustling harbour, and ...

A new Fiji Airways route cuts travel time for North Americans traveling to the Great Barrier Reef from Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas-Fort Worth or Vancouver. ByRoger Sands, Contributor.

Tragic Robin Reed, 46, and his son Owen Reed, 17, died while swimming without lifeguard supervision on April 13 near the Great Barrier reef. They were pulled from the water in Queensland ...

In a startling revelation, recent studies have confirmed that the waters of the Great Barrier Reef have reached their hottest temperatures in over 400 years during the past decade. This alarming trend ...

A year after the fourth worldwide coral bleaching event was declared by the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), the "most intense" affair is still ongoing––with alerts continuing to be ...

The Reef Snapshot: Summer 2024–25, published on April 16 by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, states: “Results of aerial surveys and in-water monitoring to date suggest the Reef ...

Two British tourists who drowned while swimming at a beach near the Great Barrier Reef have been named as Robin and Owen Reed. Robin, 46, and his son Owen, 17, from Caerphilly County in South ...

A police helicopter was dispatched over the Great Barrier Reef at 2.17pm in an attempt to rescue the father and son, but they were sadly declared dead when pulled from the water. Now, Treowen ...

A British father and son who drowned after being swept off the coast of Australia near the Great Barrier Reef have been named. Robin, 46, and Owen Reed, 17, were swimming at a beach not monitored ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

In a world-first, the iconic UNESCO World Heritage-Listed Great Barrier Reef is to be nominated as the first non-human recipient for a Lifetime Achievement Award (the highest environmental honour ...