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

University of Hawaii researchers said ground water flowing into the ocean at just the right amount can boost the growth of ...

For people who are not experts, what are the signs of a collapsing reef system? Firstly, less color, because there’s less ...

Researchers studying a coral disease that has devastated reefs across the Caribbean say they’ve come up with a promising ...

The turquoise water of Hōnaunau Bay in Hawaii, an area popular with snorkelers and divers, is teeming with spiny creatures ...

As rage-inducing as the situation was, it had a happy ending. Fisherman makes heartbreaking discovery after hearing stray cat ...

Tropical coral reefs encrust the coastlines of islands and continents near Earth’s equator but this zone, which has offered ...

Coral reefs are a crucial part of the marine ecosystem, providing habitats for all sorts of marine life and protecting coastlines from storm damage. But scientists say rising ocean temperatures ...

Volcanic islands, such as the islands of Hawaii and the Caribbean, are surrounded by coral reefs that encircle an island in a ...

By almost every measure, the coral in Tela Bay should be dead. Yet despite decades of pollution, industrial degradation, and heat waves that have decimated other reefs in the region, this reef on ...

Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has grown to include 84% of the ocean’s reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history, the International Coral Reef Initiative ...

Coral reefs are sometimes dubbed “rainforests of the sea" — approximately 25% of all marine species can be found in, on and around coral reefs.