The diversity of life amidst Australian coral reefs is mind-boggling. The Great Barrier Reef, for example, has coral that soars 1,600 feet up from the ocean floor and is rife with sea snakes, urchins, ...

Scientists circumnavigate and map the seafloor of the entire mesophotic (deep water) zone in Ashmore Reef Marine Park. Scientists discovered a sea snake thought to be locally extinct and saw several ...

A soft coral of the Gorgonia fan variety found in the deep-sea coral reefs of the Ashmore Reef Marine Park. Photo: Schmidt Ocean Institute Start Slideshow In the depths of the ocean off the northwest ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A boatload of 77 suspected asylum seekers has been intercepted near Ashmore Reef off Australia's north-west coast. The vessel is ...

The return of sharks to Ashmore Reef after marine protection was enforced in 2008 shows how top predators influence not just what they eat, but how other species behave. New research reveals that ...

Parts of Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef, famed for its stunning colors and biodiversity, suffered the biggest decline of coral on record last year after a marine heatwave bleached vast swathes ...

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) issued a media release stating that it coordinated the rescue of 77 persons from waters north of Ashmore Island after their vessel broke up. The ...

World-famous coral reefs along Western Australia's (WA) coast have suffered the worst bleaching on record after the state's "longest, largest and most intense" marine heatwave, scientists say. Between ...

Last week, scientists conducting research on Western Australia's Ashmore Reef became the first humans to lay eyes on a short-nosed sea snake at the site in more than two decades. Olive-colored and ...

Ellie Hannon on the research vessel with the paintings she made onboard Photo: Schmidt Ocean Institute On the research vessel, the scientists were joined by the Australian artist Ellie Hannon, who ...