Almost one decade of recorded data retrieved from deep coral reef dives reveals some of the first evidence of that climate ...

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 ...

A laboratory study by scientist Keiko Wilkins found plastic consumed by coral can impede a reef’s growth. The study was conducted at the University of Hawaii’s Kewalo Marine Laboratory. University of ...

Coral reefs are declining around the world because a combination of factors—overfishing, nutrient pollution, and pathogenic disease—ultimately become deadly in the face of higher ocean temperatures, ...

Scientific divers have navigated a series of treacherous dives more than 330 feet deep in an attempt to unravel the mysteries of deep ocean reefs. They’re finding new species — and evidence of both cl ...

An organization called Coral Gardeners recently posted a series of photos to its Instagram page of a coral reef the group is restoring off the coast of a South Pacific island. The photos track the ...

A new study led by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) finds that artificial intelligence (AI) models are providing more accurate and more hopeful predictions for the future of coral reefs amid ...

CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) - Dainty blue fish dart around coral shaped like moose antlers near the Mexican resort of Cancun, but sickly brown spots are appearing where pollution threatens one of the ...

A human rights-based approach to coral reef protection could ensure governments are held to account for safeguarding marine ecosystems. A human rights-based approach to coral reef protection could ...

Coral reefs, these vibrant underwater ecosystems, are essential to marine biodiversity and human life. Unfortunately, they are under siege due to the adverse effects of climate change, pollution, and ...

CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) - Dainty blue fish dart around coral shaped like moose antlers near the Mexican resort of Cancun, but sickly brown spots are appearing where pollution threatens one of the ...