Coral reefs are teeming with life: they are home to over a third of all marine animal and plant species on Earth, despite ...

Coral reefs cover less than 1% of the ocean floor, but have some amazing superpowers. The next 10 years are a critical window for action to save our reefs.

The coral, which is legally protected, is estimated to be between 300 and 400 years old. Scientists believe it may rank among the largest black corals ever recorded in the waters around Aotearoa, New ...

Half the world’s coral reefs were hit hard by extreme ocean heat, and an even more severe bleaching crisis is happening right ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have found a new way to analyze the chemical clues left behind by marine organisms living in coral reef systems, which ...

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 ...

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Our beloved coral reefs face serious threats. From disease to widespread bleaching driven by increasing ocean temperatures, scientists warn that without urgent ...

Temperatures in parts of the world got so hot last year that it caused certain areas of the ocean to experience hot tub-level temperatures, which killed off essential coral reefs. The situation was ...

By Neelanjana Rai In a quiet laboratory at Phuket Rajabhat University in southern Thailand, Preeyanuch Thongpoo is attempting ...

A Mote Marine diver returns staghorn corals to one of the marine laboratory's in-water nurseries after they were evacuated from the water during this summer’s heat event and kept at one of Mote’s land ...

The Maui Ocean Center Marine Institute’s coral restoration team has launched a project to save coral reefs at seven sites in Lahaina that were recently damaged by commercial boat anchors. “The most ...