An Australian cruise line cut short its inaugural 60-day voyage around the land down under after mistakenly leaving one of its elderly passengers on a remote island, where she died. Coral Expeditions, ...

A Hawaii organization is hoping to reduce visitor numbers in Honolua Bay by two-thirds to protect the coral reefs from continued damage.

One of Maui’s treasured places, Honolua Bay is deeply significant in Native Hawaiian culture and history. An undeveloped ...

Elkhorn and staghorn coral are now functionally extinct around the state, researchers say, meaning they no longer play any ...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — Right now, Earth is hotter than it’s ever been in recorded history, with record breaking temperatures across the globe, including our ocean. South Florida is in the grips of ...

A 2023 marine heat wave laid waste to elkhorn and staghorn coral, which have thrived for centuries off Florida’s coast.

Recent record-breaking ocean temperatures have killed off so many elkhorn and staghorn corals, they are on the verge of disappearing completely, scientists have found.

New research has revealed alarming coral mortality rates of 92% after last year's bleaching event at Lizard Island on Queensland's Great Barrier Reef, marking one of the highest coral mortality rates ...