Before jumping in and exploring the beautiful world underneath the water, you need to know the best snorkeling practices to ...

Tropical coral reefs encrust the coastlines of islands and continents near Earth’s equator but this zone, which has offered sufficient light and warmth for corals to evolve over hundreds of millions ...

These protected areas bring an incredible amount of biodiversity right into the bustling metropolis–including coral reefs.

WASHINGTON— The National Marine Fisheries Service announced critical habitat designations today for five threatened coral species living in the Pacific Ocean. The agency’s final rule protects 92 ...

Oyster reefs were once thought to be restricted to southern, cooler coastal waters where they're the temperate equivalent of tropical coral reefs. But now, oyster reefs are being found right ...

A groundbreaking study of 7,000-year-old exposed coral reef fossils reveals how human fishing has transformed Caribbean reef ...

Major ocean currents can carry baby corals to temperate seas. If new coral reefs form there as the waters warm, these areas might act as refuges for tropical corals, reducing the corals’ risk of ...

Researchers at the University of Miami are hoping that hybrid corals, created by breeding local corals with those that thrive ...

Climate change has already caused significant declines in coral reef coverage globally and is expected to do much further ...

By looking at the microbial communities that live on corals, our research uncovered a crucial role that fishes play in protecting coral reefs. We also discovered that these fishes together with clean ...

Marine biologists have deployed drones to document the world’s highest death rates of corals in the tropical waters off ...

The course brings students directly into the heart of the dynamic interactions between coral reefs, mangroves, and seagrass ...