Record-breaking ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching ...

The waters around two remote atolls in the central Pacific Ocean—spanning 18,500 square miles—are now protected from fishing ...

For coral reefs, climate change is an existential threat. Australia's Great Barrier Reef has endured seven mass bleaching events over the past 25 years. Five have occurred in the past eight years.

Coral reef research has focused on the twin evils birthed by record-high greenhouse gas emissions: warming oceans and ...

Dec. 18, 2024 — Artificial light can wake sleeping fish and attract predators, changing nighttime coral reef communities, according to new research using novel ...

SYDNEY (dpa): Flood waters are rising in the Australian state of Queensland after heavy rainfall. The area between Townsville ...

Giant triton (snail) -> Crown-of-thorns starfish -> Hard coral One of the few ... easily visible from above the water's surface and often fall prey to hunting reef herons.

Researchers are urging policymakers to take action in light of 'catastrophic' damage to the world's largest coral reef system ...

A new report says the expansion of nickel mining in Indonesia is a threat to one of Earth’s most biodiverse marine regions ...

It’s going! It’s going!” someone shouts. We hurry up a short flight of steps to an illuminated aquarium tank hidden behind a ...

New study shows that restoring coral reefs as an alternative to building artificial breakwaters and bulkheads could reduce ...

The water is ordinary London tap-water ... “We are the ultimate fall-back if all else fails,” adds Rolmanis. “For some coral reefs biobank­ing them is their only chance of survival because ...