New research has mapped more than 64,000 square miles where the crucial habitat seems to be somewhat protected from the impacts of the warming ocean ...

Coral reefs are disappearing at an unprecedented rate as climate change, marine heat waves, pollution and coastal development ...

Coral reefs are home to over one million species, earning them the nickname "the rainforests of the sea." However, coral ...

Roughly 84% of the world’s coral reef area has now been exposed to heat stress severe enough to trigger mass bleaching, the ...

With El Niño conditions emerging in 2026, coral reefs may once again face the threat of widespread bleaching as ocean ...

An international consortium of scientists and artists, known as the Coral Art-Science Consortium, have joined forces to spark ...

In marine environments, sponges tend to eat other organisms to get their nutrients. But a study published in Functional ...

China has discovered a globally rare coral reef growth structure-type marine blue hole at Huangyan Dao, marking the first coral reef blue hole explored and verified in the country, according to a ...

New research shows more than 150,000 square kilometres of coral reefs are resilient to the effects of climate change, far more than previously thought.

BEIJING: China's first coral reef blue hole — a large natural depression on the ocean floor — has been identified in the waters off Huangyan Island in the South China Sea, and it has emerged as a ...

From 3D-Printed Reefs to Limestone Cultch, Two Mobile Bay Restoration Projects Aim to Rebuild Coastal Habitat ...

Coral reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. What are the abiotic and biotic interactions that structure this diverse ecosystem? Corals are members of the phylum Cnidaria, a ...