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

This 2011 astronaut photo shows the atolls of Rowley Shoals lined up in a near-perfect line off the coast of Australia. The ...

An Australian study revealed how coral reefs could gain resilience in other areas, offering hope for these critical marine ...

Discover some of the world's rarest snakes. The St. Lucia Racer, Antiguan racer, and Albany adder face critical endangerment.

On Caribbean coral reefs, small striped gobies perform a vital service. These finger-length cleaner fish pick parasites and ...

Coral reefs worldwide, including the Great Barrier Reef, have faced severe damage from recent bleaching events caused by ...

Scientists from the University of Miami, the Florida Aquarium, and Tela Marine in Honduras are transplanting crossbred coral ...

On occasion, it is of vital importance to consider how little we know about the spinning rock we all live on. Take coral reefs, for example. Given how much they've been studied, you'd think we've ...

Today, the reef produces just 1.1 pounds per square meter. The study also found that in order to offset erosion from sea urchins, at least 26% of the reef must be covered by living coral.

It is of vital importance to, on occasion, consider how little we know about the spinning rock we all live on. Take coral reefs, for example. Given ...

Until now, no one had pinned down how these reef passes form. But researchers from MIT and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have found something surprising. These coral gateways line up with ...

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.