For people who are not experts, what are the signs of a collapsing reef system? Firstly, less color, because there’s less ...

By looking at the microbial communities that live on corals, our research uncovered a crucial role that fishes play in protecting coral reefs. We also discovered that these fishes together with clean ...

Even as President Trump calls for slashing the funding of NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program, reefs are dying just a ...

Climate change, rising sea temperatures, ocean acidification, pollution, and overfishing are just a few of the factors driving coral reef degradation. Without immediate action, many coral reefs ...

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Understanding how far Great Barrier Reef corals are from their parents could be key to identifying and protecting at-risk ...

A study of 7000-year-old exposed coral reef fossils reveals how human fishing has transformed Caribbean reef food webs: as ...

The General Organization for the Conservation of Coral Reefs and Turtles in the Red Sea (SHAMS) is set to launch a new ...

A biodegradable graphene-based paste enables secure coral attachment and mineral growth stimulation without using metal ...

A new documentary, ‘Reef Builders,’ explores how coral reefs around the world have been decimated by climate change—and the work happening to bring them back.

Understanding how far Great Barrier Reef corals are from their parents could be key to identifying and protecting at risk ...

NOAA recently reported that the largest coral bleaching event on record is impacting 84% of the world’s reefs, including the ...