Marine scientists compiling the most holistic “snapshot” of Thailand’s coral reefs to date have uncovered evidence of a ...

UC Davis researchers are studying why some corals can stand heat and heal from bleaching. The answers could help protect ...

Parrotfish construct a cocoon made from mucus to protect themselves when they are sleeping. It's like a personal mosquito net ...

Australia is doing absolutely everything to protect its most iconic ecosystem—perhaps except the thing that matters most.

On the arid margins of northeast Africa, beneath the sediment and heat of the Gulf of Suez, a tectonic feature long thought geologically extinct is shifting again. Barely measurable, but persistent.

Coral reefs, often called the rainforests of the sea, are among the most biologically diverse and ecologically important ecosystems on Earth. Despite covering less than 1% of the ocean floor, they ...

Coral reefs provide critical coastal shields for hundreds of billions of dollars in coastal infrastructure. Designating coral reefs as critical infrastructure could save them, and make coastal ...

Research indicates that coral reefs have been tuning Earth's cycles for hundreds of millions of years. U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, public domain. Coral reefs are Earth’s most ...

Coral reefs may seem like paradise, but they are being degraded by a range of global and local factors, including climate change, poor water quality, and overfishing. New research reveals that ...

IUCN in Sri Lanka officially announced the establishment of CORALL (Conservation of Reefs for All Lives and Livelihoods), Conservation Trust Fund (CCTF) dedicated to protecting coral reefs and ...

Tristan Salles receives funding from Australian Research Council. Laurent Husson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from ...