Scientists have now found 90 percent coral death at the remote Chagos archipelago in the Indian Ocean.

The Chagos reefs could potentially recover – if they are spared from more heat waves. Even a 10% recovery would make the reefs stronger for when the next bleaching occurs.

Scientists watched in real time as rising ocean heat transformed the sprawling reef. It was a harbinger for ecosystems everywhere as the planet warms.

The Khaled bin Sultan Living Ocean Foundation's Global Reef Expedition traveled to the Chagos Archipelago to study some of the most remote and well-protected coral reefs in the world, some of ...

Like coral reefs elsewhere around the planet, the marine ecosystems of Chagos are threatened by climate change with rising sea levels and warming waters. Unlike most places, however, these reefs don’t ...

To study the impacts of climate change on reef functions, they examined 12 reefs in the remote Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean before and after the global coral bleaching event in 2015/16.

Rats are depriving coral reefs in the Indian Ocean of nutrient-rich seabird poop that helps their vibrant communities thrive.

Understanding how far Great Barrier Reef corals are from their parents could be key to identifying and protecting at-risk ...

SURFER Cress did find waves, but the fast-breaking waves and the shallow coral reefs came with an array of hungry sharks, stingrays, and stonefish, meaning the rewards nowhere matched the risks.

The Chagos Reef was vibrant before the heat wave. Ken Marks/Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans FoundationThe Chagos Archipelago is one of the most remote, seemingly idyllic places on Earth. Coconut ...

Similar coral death and changes to the make-up of species in the reef were seen in the Chagos Archipelago following global coral bleaching in 1998, from which recovery took 10 years.

To study the impacts of climate change on reef functions, they examined 12 reefs in the remote Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean before and after the global coral bleaching event in 2015/16.