The study, published in Coral Reefs, tests how winters influence coral sensitivity to bleaching—either priming them to cope ...

Coral reefs over the past 12,000 years grew best when the ocean temperature was 77 degrees Fahrenheit (25 degrees Celsius), according to new research from Florida Tech. Recent ocean warming and ...

Spotted as part of a citizen scientist project, the “undulating meadows” of Pavona clavus coral stretch over an area half the ...

Mother and daughter citizen scientists find what is believed to be the largest coral colony on the Great Barrier Reef and possibly in the world.

CA legislators advanced a bill to prevent misleading “reef-safe” sunscreen labels on products that contain chemicals tied to ...

Forest to coast. Coast to reef. Reef to ocean. Ocean back to land. It is the chain of life in motion, each link depending on ...

In April 2019, a marine heat wave struck a coral reef on the island of Moorea in French Polynesia, killing much of the coral and the beneficial algae that colonized it. This "bleaching" event reduced ...

Scientists recently discovered 'hidden chemical universe' inside coral reefs that could provide solutions to human diseases ...

Coral reefs are teeming with life: they are home to over a third of all marine animal and plant species on Earth, despite covering less than one percent of the ocean floor. However, this immense ...

Discover Florida’s only living barrier reef at Dry Tortugas National Park, where crystal-clear waters let you snorkel among tropical fish, sea turtles, and coral reefs.

If approved, “the project would result in the largest impact to coral reefs permitted in U.S. history,” an expert said.

Reef fish in different oceans often develop similar color patterns because evolution explores the same set of biological possibilities.