On occasion, it is of vital importance to consider how little we know about the spinning rock we all live on. Take coral ...

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

A QUT researcher has observed a rare ocean phenomenon off the coast of Timor-Leste revealing a surprising ally in the fight for coral reef survival: giant, gelatinous plankton known as pyrosomes.

Record-breaking ocean heat triggers massive coral reef bleaching Scientists issued a warning due to record-breaking temperatures in 2023 which accelerated the speed of the second-largest mass ...

This rate of warming is close to that of the global mean sea surface temperature. The year with the highest average sea surface temperature on record was 2022, which was associated with a strong ...

Bleaching has been observed on the Great Barrier Reef since 1982, with severe bleaching events occurring in the summers of 1998, 2002 and 2006. Major bleaching events in Southern Hemisphere reefs ...

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

Opinion: Hope floats: Scientists studying ocean-based solutions to climate change Florida’s Coral Reef suffered severe bleaching as ocean water temperatures exceeded 87°F in 2023.

The April 2025 trilateral agreement between India, Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates to develop Trincomalee's energy hub represents a strategic counterweight to China's expanding Indian Ocean ...

From the sands of Manjhaar Beach on the far outskirts of Karachi, Pakistan, an island is just visible 10 kilometers, about 6 ...

Coral bleaching threatens a third of the planet's reef ecosystems, but can these creatures adapt? Take a voyage deep into the Atlantic Ocean, as the Nekton Mission searches for an answer.

Sea surface temperatures in 2024 broke records and about a quarter of the world’s oceans are experiencing temperatures that qualify as a marine heat wave.