A CU Boulder researchers uses underwater drilling of coral reef samples to look for resiliency amid higher ocean acidity, in a hopeful sign for the environment.

The Acropora coral species- staghorn and elkhorn- were once the backbone of reef ecosystems in Florida and the Caribbean and have long been the focus of major restoration efforts. The study was led by ...

A new global report warns coral reefs have already reached a climate tipping point, dying faster than they can naturally ...

QUT scientists reveal how corals heal and reattach to reefs through tissue transformation, self-digestion, and skeleton ...

Researchers at QUT uncovered how corals reattach to reefs through a three-phase process involving tissue transformation, ...

The research was funded as part of the Australian Government’s Research Training Scholarship and the Reef Restoration and ...

QUT researchers have uncovered critical biological processes that allow corals to attach to a reef in a finding that could ...

Scientists have discovered a coral mechanism that could help engineers design robots able to adjust their strength and ...

Everyone hates a traffic jam, but what if it's for a good cause? These concrete cars are the beginning phase of a unique ...

Coral reef growth rates in the tropical western Atlantic have slowed to a fraction of what they once were, erasing coastal protection benefits they once offered.

Thanks to the dire condition of the Earth's coral reefs, the planet has now reached its first tipping point for human-caused climate change, according to a new report by scientists in Europe. The ...