The coral fragment from the seafloor off the coast of the resort Siyam World Maldives in the Noonu Atoll had a stark contrast. One inch of the coral’s light brown tips was bumpy with living polyps, ...

A South African scientist and conservationists in Tanzania are working to restore coral reefs by cultivating and transplanting corals onto artificial structures. Coral reefs in the semi-autonomous ...

Corals live in oceans around the world—in shallow, warm waters and deep, cool waters, clinging to seamounts or sitting on continental shelves. They also grow in the home aquariums of countless ...

Every coral counts.

University of Waterloo researchers have pinpointed for the first time how microplastics accumulate in coral reefs, a key step to understanding how to protect vulnerable ecosystems. A team at ...

QUT researchers have uncovered critical biological processes that allow corals to attach to a reef in a finding that could significantly improve coral restoration efforts worldwide. "Coral reefs are ...

Coral reefs worldwide are in major trouble. Their numbers have dwindled dramatically over time and today, they're facing yet another mass bleaching event. But research has offered hope that human ...