as extremely warm waters damage reefs in the country’s largest marine reserve. Pedro Pereira is a coordinator for the nonprofit Reef Conservation Project. “Coral reefs are very sensitive to changes in ...

Last week, the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), a global partnership and forum of 100-plus governments, NGOs, and other entities working toward the preservation of the world’s coral reefs ...

While neighboring wild reefs experienced bleaching rates as high as 80%, Dr. Nazurally's reefs experienced just as much in ...

With another El Niño expected in 2026, only a short time after the last one, many reefs will not have had sufficient time to ...

Coral reefs, those vibrant underwater cities, stand on the precipice of collapse. While rising ocean temperatures and coral bleaching grab headlines, a new essay in Current Biology reveals a hidden ...

The coral fragment from the seafloor off the coast of the resort Siyam World Maldives in the Noonu Atoll had a stark contrast. One inch of the coral’s light brown tips was bumpy with living polyps, ...

There were startling colors here just a year ago, a dazzling array of life beneath the waves. Now this Maldivian reef is dead, killed by the stress of rising ocean temperatures. What's left is a ...

JACKSONVILLE – NOAA scientists have identified a concerning trend as the world witnesses the fourth global coral bleaching event on record, marking the second occurrence in the past decade. Coral ...

The impacts of climate change are accelerating and hitting close to home — President Donald Trump’s home, that is. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently reported that the ...

A new study examines the correlation between fish yield and live coral habitats. Researchers analyzed the yields of nine fisheries dependent on Australia's Great Barrier Reef from 2016 to 2020.