Rising ocean temperatures have been implicated in mass coral bleaching events affecting the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). These ...

It’s no secret that Florida’s iconic coral reefs are in trouble. Repeated body blows from hurricanes, pollution, disease, ...

Coral reefs, the "rainforests of the sea," provide habitats for 25% of all marine life. Critical to global biodiversity, they ...

RUSKIN, Fla. (WFLA) — Coral reefs have been declining in the past couple of decades with warming waters and an increase in ...

A laboratory study by scientist Keiko Wilkins found plastic consumed by coral can impede a reef’s growth. The study was conducted at the University of Hawaii’s Kewalo Marine Laboratory. University of ...

Reef Check Malaysia's report found that 82.5% of reef sites in the country are affected by trash.

Night on planet Earth is getting brighter as artificial light illuminates more natural spaces. Scientists know a lot about how this messes with ecosystems on land. New research now shows it can ...

By Carolyn Cowan Marine scientists compiling the most holistic “snapshot” of Thailand’s coral reefs to date have uncovered ...

There were startling colors here just a year ago, a dazzling array of life beneath the waves. Now this Maldivian reef is dead, killed by the stress of rising ocean temperatures. What's left is a ...