Coral reefs are one of the world's most colorful and diverse ecosystems, and though they cover only about 1 percent of the ocean floor, they have a huge effect on the health of the rest of the world.

Hotter oceans are putting coral reefs in peril worldwide. Scientists are warning that to save them, heat-trapping emissions must fall, and reefs will need more protection and restoration.

Children form a reef fish on a beach in Hong Kong on April 23, 2015 to mark the 3rd annual Kids Ocean Day. The event is aimed at raising awareness of seas protection and the conservation of coral ...

These protected areas bring an incredible amount of biodiversity right into the bustling metropolis–including coral reefs.

Hotter oceans are putting coral reefs in peril worldwide. Scientists are warning that to save them, heat-trapping emissions must fall, and reefs will need more protection and restoration.

Not as much of the reef is covered in coral as you might think. The name may be misleading you. Within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, coral covers only about 6 or 7 percent of the territory.

Mote Marine Laboratory has opened a new, interactive exhibit designed to allow kids channel their inner marine scientist. The Mystery Reef exhibit will challenge participants to become coral ...

She presents 10 wonderful facts about coral reefs and one terrible truth underlying them all. 1. Animal, vegetable, or mineral?

Staghorn corals occur in shallow tropical reefs, slopes, and lagoons from Israel and Jordan to the eastern coast of Africa and all the way out to islands in the Pacific, such as Vanuatu and Kiribati.

Coral reef biologists are often asked the same question again and again: "When my kids grow up, will there still be coral reefs?" "That's a question I ask myself," says Christopher Cornwall, a ...

For coral reefs to survive, emissions would have to fall to zero before 2100, and restoration and adaptation tools would have to be rolled out in a widespread way in the next 20 to 30 years ...