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

Coral bleaching isn’t just an ocean crisis. Here’s how the global event endangers food security, local jobs—and the land ...

In a study published today in Science Advances, researchers at UH Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) Marine Ecological Theory Lab reveal that coral reefs are creeping toward the poles in ...

Tropical reefs might look like inanimate rock, but these colorful seascapes are built by tiny jellyfish-like animals called corals. While adult corals build solid structures that are firmly ...

New research indicates reef passes — channels that cut through coral reefs and serve as conduits for ocean water and nutrients — are shaped by island rivers.

ST. JOHN, U.S. Virgin Islands—Thirty-five feet deep in clear turquoise waters, a three-foot-long yellow underwater robot maneuvers over a coral reef at a popular snorkeling site named Tektite ...

A report released this week paints a bleak picture of the condition of the world's coral reefs. And it names global warming as the culprit behind much of the damage. Only two years after a survey ...

Florida coral reef: Will fishing council let rock shrimp nets drag the rare Oculina Bank? The Oculina Bank coral reef, found nowhere else in the world, is thousands of years old and habitat for ...

Rarotongan reefs have recently faced bleaching events and outbreaks of the carnivorous crown-of-thorns starfish, leading to a decline in live coral cover. Understanding the resistance and ability ...

17 best scuba diving sites in the world, from Indonesia to Costa Rica. Here, you'll find rare species, coral reefs, shipwrecks, and more.

Oculina Bank is world renowned: Allowing rock shrimp trawling near Oculina coral reef an example of when we got it wrong Scientists first discovered the Oculina coral reef in 1975, according to NOAA.