Coral reefs, worth an estimated $9.8 trillion a year to humanity, are in far worse shape than previously realized. A massive international study found that during the 2014–2017 global marine heatwave, ...
Beneath the beauty of coral reefs lies a hidden universe of microbes unlike anything scientists expected. Each coral species ...
C. Mark Eakin is the former head of Coral Reef Watch at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In a new study, he and his colleagues found that a 2014 to 2017 heat wave caused moderate ...
The Earth has already experienced three mass coral bleaching events over the last few decades, with a fourth happening now.
Every time you go for a swim, some of your sunscreen gets left behind. An estimated 25 percent of applied sunscreen washes ...
WWF is helping restore Bonaire’s reefs by expanding coral nurseries that build genetic diversity and resilience after severe ...
Coral cover of Brazil’s Abrolhos reefs, the most biodiverse coral ecosystem ​in the South Atlantic, has fallen by around 15% ...
Sunscreen chemicals like oxybenzone and octinoxate can harm coral reefs, marine life and waterways. There are safer sunscreen ...
Why are there so many species of coral reef fish? According to a new study, it’s because about 50 million years ago, some ...
This video shows a large group of fish swimming together in clear blue water near a coral reef. Their synchronized movement creates a smooth and natural flow, highlighting the beauty of underwater ...