Coral Reefs Have 'Halos,' and They Can Be Seen from the Heavens By Mindy Weisberger published 24 April 19 What's the story behind reefs' mysterious "halos" of empty sand?
Climate Change Turned 99.8% of These Sea Turtle Babies into Girls By Rafi Letzter published 9 January 18 A new study found that sea turtles born in areas most heated by climate change are 99.8 percent female.
Can You Put a Price on the Great Barrier Reef? Economists Just Did By Stephanie Pappas published 27 June 17 The Great Barrier Reef brings real dollars to Australia.
Great Barrier Reef Again Hit by Severe Coral Bleaching By Stephanie Pappas published 11 April 17 Two-thirds of the length of the Great Barrier Reef is suffering from bleaching, a condition likely to cause mass coral die-offs.
Global Warming Is Killing the Great Barrier Reef By Kacey Deamer published 17 March 17 The Great Barrier Reef has suffered "off the chart" damage.
Huge Undersea Landslide Slammed Great Barrier Reef 300,000 Years Ago By Jeanna Bryner published 8 February 17 More than 300,000 years ago, a behemoth undersea landslide sent huge amounts of debris sliding down the Great Barrier Reef, generating a 90-foot-high (27 meters) tsunami.
Surprise! Another Massive Reef Is Hiding Behind the Great Barrier Reef By Kacey Deamer published 13 September 16 The 2,300-square-mile reef was hiding in plain sight.
Great Barrier Reef Coral Bleaching is 'Worst in its History' By Mindy Weisberger published 1 April 16 Australia's Great Barrier Reef corals are in trouble, with the northern part of the reef experiencing "the worst mass bleaching event in its history."
'Shark Girl' Fights Against Fear in New Documentary By Stephanie Pappas published 12 June 14 The plight of sharks gets a human angle with a new documentary about a 20-year-old Australian activist who has been diving with these marine predators since childhood.
In Images: Tracking Tiger Shark Migrations in the Coral Sea By Denise Chow published 8 January 14 Researchers tracked wild tiger sharks in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Australia, to study patterns in the animals' migrations.
Photos: Underwater Google Street View Reveals Stunning Corals By Live Science Staff published 20 August 13 The amazing underwater images will help researchers measure the health of coral reefs, including the Great Barrier Reef.
UN Threatens to List Great Barrier Reef as Endangered By Andrea Thompson published 8 May 13 Agency evaluates site before World Heritage Committee meeting next month.
Deepest Corals in Great Barrier Reef Discovered By Stephanie Pappas published 2 January 13 Scientists shocked to see coral growing so far down.
Images: Colorful Corals of the Deep Barrier Reef By Stephanie Pappas published 2 January 13 The deepest corals of the Great Barrier Reef