Coral reefs, the "rainforests of the sea," provide habitats for 25% of all marine life. Critical to global biodiversity, they ...

For more than a quarter billion years, coral reefs did far more than brighten shallow seas. Long before humans appeared, ...

Colorful coral reefs fill the underwater scene in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Small fish swim freely among the coral ...

Each day, coral reefs quietly reshape the microscopic world drifting just above them. As daylight fades and returns, the smallest ocean organisms - bacteria, algae, and single-celled predators - ...

After a devastating marine heat wave hit the Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas in 2023, the populations of two essential ...

Scientists have found a new way to analyze the chemical clues left behind by marine organisms living in coral reef systems, which they say could help in monitoring their health, Phys.org reported. As ...

Researchers are launching a major new project to investigate the resilience of deeper coral ecosystems to future climate change.

Just six months after Ocean Rescue Alliance International deployed 50 artificial reef structures off the shores of Hollywood ...

It’s more than 100 feet long, at least 300 years old and visible from space. The world’s largest coral has just been discovered in the southwest Pacific Ocean, scientists announced Wednesday. The mega ...

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Corals may look still, but they follow a daily sleep cycle. New research shows why corals rest at night while their microbes ...

We’re all aware the Reef faces huge environmental challenges, so it’s heartening to know being a tourist can be part of the ...