On Caribbean coral reefs, an unlikely partnership has gone largely unnoticed: Tiny fish regularly nestle within the feathery ...

From Cuba, new clues to coral reef survival In the summer of 2023, a small research vessel set out to do something no scientific expedition had done before: circle the entire Cuban archipelago, ...

A groundbreaking study has revealed the extensive mapping of over 64,000 square miles of heat-resistant coral reefs globally, ...

Human activities are fundamentally altering the chemical makeup of coral reefs, according to a study led by the University of ...

Coral reefs are home to over one million species, earning them the nickname "the rainforests of the sea." However, coral ...

Scientists found that coral tissues record pollution from nearby human activity, revealing hidden stress before reefs show ...

Scientists find that natural ocean cooling can protect coral reefs from heatwaves, but only when climate conditions are right ...

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 ...

The largest global coral bleaching event on record has officially ended, but El Niño is on the way to interrupt the recovery process.

Off the northern coast of the Jamaica, there's a coral reef that's fighting for its life. What's this unusual approach to ...

SINGAPORE, June 16 (Reuters) - Scientists have identified nearly 166,000 sq km (64,000 sq miles) of coral reefs that are capable of surviving and recovering from climate change, three times more than ...

Extreme ocean heat is causing a mass bleaching event in coral reefs across the globe, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...