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 ...

Some corals are more resilient against coral bleaching than others. By monitoring coral reefs in the West Philippine Sea from ...

Scientists have discovered a massive deep-sea coral reef system off the coast of Argentina that may be one of the largest on ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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, ...