In Puerto Rico and other hard-hit places, marine researchers are trying to restore reefs and make corals more resilient — with some recent success.

Crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) seem to flourish in the degraded coral reef conditions they help create, according to a new ...

"Our assessment will provide a thorough understanding of the places we explore." Researchers stunned by discovery during deep ...

In particular South China Sea, coral reefs comprise some of the most diverse ecosystems on earth. Regrettably, they face life threatening circumstances. Citing South China Sea news, it has been noted ...

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

Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, St. Eustatius, and St. Maarten have each taken unique and proactive measures to address the ...

Recently the government released a big, 5-yearly report on the health of the Great Barrier Reef, and it had some good news along with a lot of more bad news. It says some of the effects of climate ...

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, which crown-of ...

Research by Professor Maria Byrne has uncovered a 'negative feedback' loop where crown-of-thorns starfish thrive in coral ...

A researcher in the Philippines is using an automated data tool to calculate the resilience of coral reefs in a biodiversity hot-spot in Asia's Coral Triangle.

This unique project focuses on revitalising the reef habitats of the chandelier coral and the orange coral—two endangered ...

After a month at sea, we have completed our ambitious and exciting expedition to the islands of Murat and Lovongai in the far north of Papua New Guinea. With our partners at the Wildlife Conservation ...