An international team of marine scientists has identified and officially named four species of algae new to science, challenging previous taxonomical assumptions within the Porolithon genus. The ...

The Living Architecture of Our Oceans " These incredible structures are built by tiny animals called polyps that secrete ...

After two years of record-breaking ocean heat, scientists are assessing the impacts of the world’s fourth mass bleaching event on coral reefs around the globe. At least 74 countries and territories ...

Explore why coral reefs are collapsing worldwide, the science behind the crisis, and the innovative solutions that may help ...

Armed with scrub brushes, young scuba divers took to the waters of Florida’s Alligator Reef in late July to try to help corals struggling to survive 2023’s extraordinary marine heat wave. They ...

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium recently celebrated the official opening of its 6,000-square-foot Florida Coral Reef Restoration Crab Hatchery Research Center, the first fully operational Caribbean ...

Response to the stony coral tissue loss disease in May 2023 led several coral reef and environmental stakeholders to merge ...

(Reuters) - Along coastlines from Australia to Kenya to Mexico, many of the world's colorful coral reefs have turned a ghostly white in what scientists said on Monday amounted to the fourth global ...

Coral reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. What are the abiotic and biotic interactions that structure this diverse ecosystem? Corals are members of the phylum Cnidaria, a ...

This article is republished from The Conversation. Armed with scrub brushes, young scuba divers took to the waters of Florida’s Alligator Reef in late July to try to help corals struggling to survive ...

A groundbreaking discovery has been made in the heart of the world-renowned Great Barrier Reef and unique reefs systems of the Coral Sea and Lord Howe Island, leading to a greater understanding of how ...

After two years of record-breaking ocean heat, scientists are assessing the impacts of the world's fourth mass bleaching event on coral reefs around the globe. At least 74 countries and territories ...