Swimming among the corals of the Great Barrier Reef is a fish that could be a doppelganger for the famous Sesame Street character Mr. Snuffleupagus. This bright orange-red, hairy, long-snouted ghost ...

The Great Barrier Reef — encompassing an area in the Pacific Ocean roughly the size of Germany — is the world’s largest reef ecosystem. The natural wonder, located off the coast of Australia, is in ...

Brittlestars, sea anemones and a catshark among new-to-science species collected during expedition off the Queensland coast Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news ...

Solenostomus snuffleupagus is a hairy ghost pipefish found in the Great Barrier Reef ...

Traditional owners and scientists have helped produced more than 9,100 turtle hatchlings on the Great Barrier Reef in a ...

The Great Barrier Reef – the world's largest reef system that's "one of the richest and most complex natural ecosystems on Earth" – is once again undergoing a mass coral bleaching event. Officials ...

Researchers are celebrating after a University of the Sunshine Coast-led project detected the previously unknown species named Lady Elliot Shrimp Goby on a tiny coral cay. It was first sighted in a ...

Marine biologists have described a new species of fish from the waters of the Great Barrier Reef — a furry ghost fish with a long snout and a bright orange color. The animal remained unnoticed for ...

A new “exciting” species of fish was discovered in the Great Barrier Reef, the first new species found in the reef, the world’s largest, in years, according to Australian researchers. Photo from ...