Coral reefs are often described in scientific terms: ecosystems rich in biodiversity, natural storm barriers, and sources of food and income. Yet for many scientists, the path into reef research did ...

Half the world’s coral reefs were hit hard by extreme ocean heat, and an even more severe bleaching crisis is happening right now.

Coral reefs, worth an estimated $9.8 trillion a year to humanity, are in far worse shape than previously realized. A massive ...

Benefits to society from coral reefs, including fisheries, tourism, coastal protection, pharmaceutical discovery and more, ...

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 ...

Shorter food chains could mean reefs are less able to weather changes in food availability, threatening an already vulnerable ...

It is a calm and beautiful morning in northern Palm Beach County, ideal conditions to check on the health of some of the most amazing coral reefs Florida has to offer. “When people think about Florida ...

Coral reefs help our oceans’ teeming biodiversity survive the impacts of climate change. They also protect communities from severe storms and hurricanes. What happens to corals when 40% of the world’s ...

Human activity has lessened the resilience of modern coral reefs by restricting the food-fueled energy flow that moves ...

Fossil fish ear stones reveal that today’s coral reefs have shorter food chains and less diversity than ancient reefs before human impact.

A new study reveals that more than half of the world's coral reefs are bleached because of ocean warming, with 15% experiencing significant mortality.

A new documentary, ‘Reef Builders,’ explores how coral reefs around the world have been decimated by climate change—and the work happening to bring them back. 84% of the planet’s coral is now impacted ...