Coral reefs over the past 12,000 years grew best when the ocean temperature was 77 degrees Fahrenheit (25 degrees Celsius), ...

Spotted as part of a citizen scientist project, the “undulating meadows” of Pavona clavus coral stretch over an area half the ...

In April 2019, a marine heat wave struck a coral reef on the island of Moorea in French Polynesia, killing much of the coral and the beneficial algae that colonized it. This "bleaching" event reduced ...

The study, published in Coral Reefs, tests how winters influence coral sensitivity to bleaching—either priming them to cope ...

The fate of one of the last thriving coral reefs in Florida may be imperiled by plans to widen the shipping channel leading ...

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 ...

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 ...

Forest to coast. Coast to reef. Reef to ocean. Ocean back to land. It is the chain of life in motion, each link depending on ...

The U.S. Army Corps plans a massive dredging project at Port Everglades, threatening 10 million corals with permanent ...

Healthy reefs aren’t just about colorful fish — they also shield shorelines from intense tropical storms. If Florida’s reefs keep degrading, flooding during tropical storms could get much worse, ...

Reef fish in different oceans often develop similar color patterns because evolution explores the same set of biological ...

CA legislators advanced a bill to prevent misleading “reef-safe” sunscreen labels on products that contain chemicals tied to ...