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

A recent report on global tipping points warned that coral reefs face widespread dieback and have reached a point from which they cannot recover.

A new synthesis published in Nature Reviews Earth and Environment finds that coral reefs transition to net erosion under all emissions scenarios, even low-to-moderate ones, but that the spread of heat ...

Coral reefs cover less than 1% of the ocean floor, but have some amazing superpowers. The next 10 years are a critical window for action to save our reefs.

Why does a Caribbean angelfish sometimes resemble its Indo-Pacific cousin, even though they have never lived in the same ...

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

Coral reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. What are the abiotic and biotic interactions that structure this diverse ecosystem? Corals are members of the phylum Cnidaria, a ...

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 announced ...

Scientists discover underwater mountain ranges, golden towers of coral, and never-before-seen sea creatures.

The fate of one of the last thriving coral reefs in Florida may be imperiled by plans to widen the shipping channel leading ...

“Reefs are not just piles of skeletons or shells,” said Juan Esquivel-Muelbert, the study’s lead author from Macquarie ...

Important marine research is underway in Apollo Beach as researchers work to better understand the relationship between coral ...