"All of those scientists are genuinely doing everything they can." Scientists launch first-of-its-kind project along Great ...

A new study reveals that more than half of the world's coral reefs are bleached because of ocean warming, with 15% experiencing significant mortality.

Australia has signed a world-first global pledge to protect climate-resilient coral reefs.Australia signed the commitment at ...

For more than a quarter billion years, coral reefs did far more than brighten shallow seas. Long before humans appeared, ...

Each day, coral reefs quietly reshape the microscopic world drifting just above them. As daylight fades and returns, the smallest ocean organisms - bacteria, algae, and single-celled predators - ...

After a devastating marine heat wave hit the Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas in 2023, the populations of two essential reef-building corals are now too low to fulfill their ecological roles. However, ...

Coral bleaching is usually triggered by heat stress caused by increased water temperatures and UV radiation, but can occur due to other factors such as changes in water quality. 1. Change in ocean ...

Coral reefs are often described in scientific terms: ecosystems rich in biodiversity, natural storm barriers, and sources of food and income. Yet for many scientists, the path into reef research did ...

We were not expecting to see this level of biodiversity in the Argentine deep sea, and are so excited to see it teeming with ...

Oceans all over the world are experiencing warmer-than-normal temperatures, but waters off the southern U.S. could be on the brink of an ocean heat wave emergency as temperatures rise to unprecedented ...

It’s more than 100 feet long, at least 300 years old and visible from space. The world’s largest coral has just been discovered in the southwest Pacific Ocean, scientists announced Wednesday. The mega ...