By looking at the microbial communities that live on corals, our research uncovered a crucial role that fishes play in protecting coral reefs. We also discovered that these fishes together with clean ...

A drop in shipping emissions has caused a surge in warming at the Great Barrier Reef, fuelling calls for drastic actions such ...

Coral bleaching isn’t just an ocean crisis. Here’s how the global event endangers food security, local jobs—and the land ...

A team of scientists from the University of Miami, the Florida Aquarium and Tela Marine in Honduras is working together to transplant crossbred coral fragments onto ...

An underwater volcano near Tonga revealed how sediment spreads, disrupts marine life, and raises questions about deep-sea ...

Climate change has already caused significant declines in coral reef coverage globally and is expected to do much further ...

This 2011 astronaut photo shows the atolls of Rowley Shoals lined up in a near-perfect line off the coast of Australia. The ...

An Australian study revealed how coral reefs could gain resilience in other areas, offering hope for these critical marine ...

A new diver-operated microscope is revolutionizing coral research by allowing scientists to observe photosynthesis and ...

The intricate, hidden processes that sustain coral life are being revealed through a new microscope, which can be piloted by ...

To compare fossilized and modern reefs, scientists collected, quantified and measured thousands of skeletal remains, ...

They live in the ocean’s coldest, darkest depths, far from sight — but cold-water corals are far from safe. In a first-of-its ...