Tropical coral reefs cover less than 1% of the seafloor, yet support 25% of all marine species. They are also incredibly ...

Record-breaking ocean temperatures have induced an ongoing mass bleaching event that puts almost three quarters of the world’s coral reefs at risk, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Unprecedented ocean heat has triggered the world’s worst mass coral bleaching event on record – a coral massacre so severe, reef experts are looking to one of nature’s most dangerous and destructive ...

STORY: Once vibrant in color... much of the world's coral reefs have turned completely white. "This is the biggest coral bleaching event on record." In an exclusive interview with Reuters, Derek ...

Coral reefs are facing "mass extinction" as changing ocean currents continue to cause widespread bleaching events, a study has found. The new study, published in the journal Oxford Open Climate Change ...

Massive coral bleaching across the world's oceans during the past year's extremely warm water temperatures was labeled a “global coral bleaching event” by federal officials on Monday. It’s the fourth ...

Coral reefs worldwide are experiencing global bleaching for the fourth time, top reef scientists declared Monday, the result of warming ocean waters amid human-caused climate change. Coral reef ...

MIAMI-- Florida's coral reefs hit a critical point this summer as record ocean heat led to widespread coral bleaching and were blamed for destroying coral that had been part of a seven-year reef ...

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A November 2025 dive to Davis Reef delivered a promising sight for Florida Aquarium scientists working to restore the ...

New research revealed that when coral bleaching occurs, corals release unique organic compounds into the surrounding water that not only promote bacterial growth overall, but select for opportunistic ...

Staghorn coral rescued from a nursery off Key Biscayne ahead of a bleaching event spreading across the Keys spawned at a University of Miami Rosenstiel lab this week, like the staghorn pictured ...