Coral reefs are disappearing at an unprecedented rate as climate change, marine heat waves, pollution and coastal development ...

A University of Hawai'i at Mānoa graduate's new research reveals that plastic pollution poses a significant, unseen threat to endangered coral reefs. The study found that chemicals leaching from ...

Scientists found that coral tissues record pollution from nearby human activity, revealing hidden stress before reefs show ...

Amanda Hi-c works in Indonesia restoring coral reefs and educating millions on marine conservation through social media ...

World’s largest coral reef system faces a water quality crisis as sediments, fertilisers and pesticides from land pollute ...

Some coral reef ecosystems have a far greater chance of surviving the effects of climate change than previously understood, according to new global research.

Oil pollution poses a multifaceted threat to coral reef ecosystems through both acute and chronic pathways. Hydrocarbons and associated chemical dispersants can impair coral larval settlement, inhibit ...

Rising ocean temperatures have been implicated in mass coral bleaching events affecting the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). These events have been increasingly frequent, with major events occurring in 2016, ...

SINGAPORE, June 16 (Reuters) - Scientists have identified nearly 166,000 sq km (64,000 sq miles) of coral reefs that are capable of surviving and recovering from climate change, three times more than ...

As ocean temperatures rise due to climate change, corals and other sensitive organisms survive where temperatures are less extreme. But a new study from researchers at Florida Tech, published this ...

The ocean’s most visual barometers of environmental changes are also its most vulnerable creatures. A Filipino coral expert explains coral bleaching, why it happens, and what we can do about it With ...