Why do people care about coral reefs? Why does their damage cause such concern and outrage? What drives people to go to great ...

In 2015, the ocean heat from a strong El Niño event triggered the mass bleaching in the Chagos reefs and around the world. It was the third global bleaching on record, following events in 1998 ...

In 2015, the ocean heat from a strong El Niño event triggered the mass bleaching in the Chagos reefs and around the world.It was the third global bleaching on record, following events in 1998 and ...

Hawaiian coral reefs may face unprecedented ocean acidification within 30 years, driven by carbon emissions. A new study by ...

The diversity of life amidst Australian coral reefs is mind-boggling. The Great Barrier Reef, for example, has coral that soars 1,600 feet up from the ocean floor and is rife with sea snakes ...

A new project in the Caribbean is setting out to save coral reefs – and the world. The Ocean-Shot Project, spearheaded by climate scientist Dr. Deborah Brosnan, launched in 2021 to develop a ...

Coral reefs around the world are experiencing a mass bleaching event as the climate crisis drives record-breaking ocean heat, two scientific bodies announced Monday — with some experts warning ...

Unprecedented ocean temperatures are triggering mass coral bleaching events across the world. This year, the world's third-largest barrier reef, in Florida, is being hit hard.

Ocean acidification caused by global warming is slowing growth of the world’s coral reefs, a first-of-its-kind experiment found. Scientists altered ocean water in a coral reef near Australia to ...

Carbonate sands on coral reefs will start dissolving within about 30 years, on average, as oceans become more acidic, new research published today in Science shows.