A robotic assistant called the Deployment Guidance System (DGS) scans the seafloor and determines the best place for a coral ...

By 2100, Australian and global coral reef communities will be slow to recover, less complex, and dominated by fleshy algae, ...

Rising ocean acidity weakens corals, boosts algae and makes reefs flatter. Even small chemical changes reshape reef life.

Mounting evidence shows the state of coral reefs is worsening despite concerted local conservation. The answer is public ...

Hawaiʻi avoided the worst impacts of a recent marine heat wave in the North Pacific. But with marine heat waves occurring ...

Floridians are not used to hearing the word "extinct" applied to species that play significant roles in the state's ...

Did you know that coral reefs are vital to the survival of our ecosystem? And did you also know that reefs can be found as ...

Volcanic CO2 seeps in Papua New Guinea have acted as a 'time machine,' allowing scientists to predict the fate of coral reefs ...

One of the largest ever reef restoration trials is underway on the Great Barrier Reef. Indigenous rangers and scientists are ...

After Galloping Gertie collapsed in 1940, its twisted steel created a thriving underwater world. Now it’s at risk.

An international research team led by Dr. Guadalupe Bribiesca-Contreras from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and ...

Researchers in Hawaii have created a sort of underwater lab to see how new coral grows and thrives in different environments.