Coral reefs are essential to the health of oceans, the food supply and to protecting the coast from storms. But as climate ...

The findings also show how rising global temperatures are speeding up damage in places once thought to have more time.

Scientists say coral reefs may be getting sick from more than ocean heat, with nutrient imbalance now linked to deadly ...

Researchers have developed an autonomous system for seeking out and mapping hotspots of biodiversity on coral reefs with ...

From shallow-water reefs in the Red Sea to graceful gorgonian species in the Caribbean and the rugged branching corals that form the structure of the Great Barrier Reef, the past year brought ...

Remote reefs off Australia’s northwest coast may be remnants of an ancient reef system that helped shape modern marine life.

Beneath the beauty of coral reefs lies a hidden universe of microbes unlike anything scientists expected. Each coral species ...

Coral reefs are the ocean’s warning beacons, signaling changes in health. This video nods to what those signals mean for reefs and for the people who depend on them. Let’s listen, act, and protect our ...

For decades, coral reefs throughout the Caribbean have been suffering from disease, pollution, overfishing and rising sea ...

As Texas pushes to conserve the natural ridges protecting its shoreline, longtime oyster harvesters are frustrated by ...