A new documentary, ‘Reef Builders,’ explores how coral reefs around the world have been decimated by climate change—and the work happening to bring them back. 84% of the planet’s coral is now impacted ...

The Caribbean is known for its breathtaking aqua seas, but some stand out above the rest for waters so clear they appear ...

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 ...

A Honduran coral reef withstood a century of pollution and disease. It could be used to restore dying Caribbean reefs—if scientists can figure out how it survived. Despite being exposed to decades of ...

As global warming causes temperatures to rise in oceans across the globe, it will be critical to discover novel ways to identify reef corals that are susceptible or tolerant to future heating for ...

Over the past year, a dredger operated by Dutch company Van Oord cut through a coral reef off the coast of northern ...

Florida’s coral reefs provide protection from hurricane storm surges—and experts estimate that losing key species in those ...

The substance, applied to surfaces as a coating, improved coral larvae settlement by up to 20 times in experiments compared to untreated surfaces Coral larvae are picky about where they attach and ...

In a breakthrough moment for reef recovery spawning of new coral planted by hand off the coast of Cairns has been documented ...

The structural complexity of coral reefs creates a vibrant underwater city populated by a diverse assortment of characters. Ironically, this same complexity can impede coral recovery after ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Right now, Florida is under a dense blob of Saharan dust, making for hazy skies and itchy throats. This dust – and the associated dry air in the cloud layer – pretty much shut ...

Harmful bleaching of the world's coral has grown to include 84% of the ocean's reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history, the International Coral Reef Initiative announced ...