Blackstone Inc has agreed to buy Hamilton Island, a major resort hub in the heart of Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef.

Hamilton Island, the iconic Great Barrier Reef resort long owned by Australia’s Oatley family, is being sold to US ...

The Australian government and a United Nations body faced off this week over whether the Great Barrier Reef is “in danger” of losing its “outstanding universal value” and its place on the World ...

A new sanctuary has arrived along the Belize Barrier Reef. Reef Haven Belize, a thoughtfully reimagined all-inclusive retreat, has officially opened its doors, welcoming travelers seeking a slower ...

New study suggests climate change is happening too quickly for corals to adjust Scientists at the University of Sydney have ...

It may not snow in Queensland in December, but underwater, the Great Barrier Reef is putting on its own kind of snowfall in a dazzling underwater exhibition of new life. Giant clams, molluscs and ...

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia's environment minister said Tuesday her government will lobby against UNESCO adding the Great Barrier Reef to a list of endangered World Heritage sites, arguing that ...

Australia's government has lashed out after a United Nations report claimed it had not done enough to protect the Great Barrier Reef from climate change. UN body Unesco said the reef should be put on ...

The Great Barrier Reef survived five "death events" over the past 30,000 years, but might not be resilient enough to bounce back from current climate pressures, according to a new study. The Great ...

The world's largest coral reef system, visible even from outer space, has lost half of its coral in the past two years. The Great Barrier Reef, once a colorful and visible display of biodiversity and ...

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has long been considered one of the world’s natural wonders, but now we know how much some economists think it’s really worth. Based on the industries the reef both ...

To say that the Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef may be understating things; the Australian government notes that it is "the only living organic collective visible from Earth's ...