Indian Ocean coral reefs are in danger of collapsing within the next 50 years, according to a new study. From Seychelles to South Africa, reef systems could face functional extinction, threatening the ...

Coral reefs in remote or protected areas can recover quickly after mass coral bleaching events, new research shows. Coral reefs in remote or protected areas can recover quickly after mass coral ...

A recent study published in Nature Communications demonstrates evidence for how climate change has caused coral reef bleaching to occur at depths of 90 meters (295 feet), which were previously thought ...

The Chagos Archipelago is one of the most remote, seemingly idyllic places on Earth. Coconut-covered sandy beaches with incredible bird life rim tropical islands in the Indian Ocean, hundreds of miles ...

Scientists issued a warning due to record-breaking temperatures in 2023 which accelerated the speed of the second-largest mass coral bleaching event across the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans.

Despite being scattered across more than a million square kilometers, new research has revealed that remote coral reefs across the Seychelles are closely related. Using genetic analyses and ...

A healthy coral reef. When there is a rise in sea temperatures or adverse weather events, they bleach. [Courtesy] Conservation bodies have called for urgent interventions to combat coral bleaching in ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. In a letter addressed to state leaders, local governments, and business leaders of the Western Indian Ocean, David Obura and Melita Samoilys urge ...

From Seychelles to the Delagoa region off the coast of Mozambique and South Africa, the reef systems are at risk of becoming functionally extinct by the 2070s, with a huge loss of biodiversity, and ...

Coral reefs in remote or protected areas can recover quickly after mass coral bleaching events, new research shows. University of Exeter researchers are investigating "reef carbonate budgets" – the ...