Coral reefs are marine structures created by calcifying coral animals and their algal symbionts. Coral reef ecosystems are generally high in biodiversity, most often found in shallow tropical seas ...

Investing in natural infrastructure by restoring coral reefs in Florida and Puerto Rico can save millions of dollars by mitigating flooding damage, according to a study by a U.S. Geological Survey ...

Researchers Use the Sounds of Healthy Coral Reefs to Encourage Growth of a New Species of Coral Larvae Oct. 23, 2024 — Healthy coral reefs echo with a chorus of grunts and purrs from fish ...

This has led to unprecedented mass coral bleaching events which – combined with growing local pressures – have made coral reefs one of the most threatened ecosystems on Earth. When conditions such as ...

Coral reefs are facing well-documented threats from climate change, including catastrophic bleaching events and increasingly severe storms. Isolated atolls are particularly susceptible to ...

Alvin Simon is a Research Scientist for Oceana’s campaign research department in the Philippines. Prior to joining Oceana, he was a researcher under several national projects monitoring the status of ...

Coral reefs around the world are facing escalating threats from climate change, including widespread bleaching events and increasingly intense storms. Remote atolls, in particular, are at high risk, ...

Coral reefs are some of the Earth's most productive ecosystems, but you might've heard today they're under threat from seemingly every angle. Today we're looking into what exactly is causing these ...

Imagine a place where summer never fades—a realm of endless turquoise waters, powdery white sands, and unspoiled tranqui ...

In a list of bizarre combinations, smartphones and coral reefs has to be high in the obscurity rankings. But this unlikely pairing is exactly what we find in Samsung's collaboration with coral reef ...

TSURUOKA, Yamagata Prefecture--A species of coral previously not found this far north in Japanese waters has been found to be thriving, a possible sign of global warming, according to an expert.

Chiba Prefecture’s Tateyama, at the south end of the Boso Peninsula, was believed to be the northernmost area of Japan where coral reefs could form. The diving point, however, sits 15 kilometers ...