In Puerto Rico and elsewhere, researchers are attempting to restore coral reefs and make corals more resilient to ocean heat ...

However, some rigs have become a habitat for marine life in the decades since they’ve been built, functioning like artificial coral reefs. This marine life has created a complicated debate ...

Sep. 9, 2024 — A new theory explains how juvenile crown-of-thorns sea stars (commonly known as starfish) can destabilize coral reefs. The 'degraded reef framework' explains how the loss of live ...

Coral reefs are critical for fisheries, tourism, protecting against coastal erosion — and they help develop life-saving ...

The Great Barrier Reef, one of the world’s most magnificent natural wonders, is “facing catastrophic damage.” That is ...

MIAMI — A year after the worst bleaching event ever recorded, the coral reefs off the Florida coast are slowly recovering. Despite elevated ocean temperatures, scientists say this summer they ...

Finding microplastics and evidence of human wastewater in areas that were previously thought to be untouched by such ...

As of August 20, 2024, 75.0% of coral reefs worldwide have been impacted by bleaching-level heat stress since January 1, 2023. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA ...

Coral reefs face unprecedented threats from climate change. As of August 20, 2024, 75.0% of coral reefs worldwide have been ...