Researchers have begun exploring the hidden deep-sea coral reefs off the coast of Florida, uncovering vibrant ecosystems beneath the waves. Footage shows the mesophotic coral ecosystems located on the ...

Creating a way for tourists and casual oceangoers to flag diseased coral is underway as white syndrome threatens reefs around ...

These protected areas bring an incredible amount of biodiversity right into the bustling metropolis–including coral reefs.

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

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

Urgent effort underway to save coral reefs from rising ocean temperatures off Florida Keys 05:02. After a disastrous year for coral reefs in which abnormally high ocean temperatures served a fatal ...

An alfonsino fish swims above Lophelia pertusa coral off the southeastern coast of the U.S., in June 2019. Scientists have mapped the largest coral reef deep in the ocean, off the U.S. Atlantic Coast.

Columbia Shallows is a dive site that welcomes divers of all skill levels, with depths between 20 and 30 feet. This location ...

A map showing the topography of the Stetson Mesa north region of the Million Mounds, an important habitat supporting a diversity of marine life. Credit: NOAA Scientists recently discovered the largest ...

The result is a high-resolution map that gives fresh insight into the distribution of reefs. The Allen Coral Atlas initiative has identified approximately 348,000 square kilometers of shallow ...

A new AI-based system allows coral reefs to be 3D-mapped faster and easier than ever before. It could prove integral to saving threatened reefs, by letting scientists study them both onsite and at ...

Professor, photographer and coral reef expert. Porter, a UGA professor emeritus with the Odum School of Ecology, is an authority on coral reefs and is known by ecologist worldwide.