Coral reef halos, visible from satellites, can indicate reef health by reflecting predator presence and coral layout.

In coral reefs throughout the world, visually striking bands of bare sand surrounding reefs are often visible in satellite ...

Scientists are alarmed by the ongoing crisis, with deteriorating conditions harming marine life in the tropics and beyond ...

Researchers Use the Sounds of Healthy Coral Reefs to Encourage Growth of a New Species of Coral Larvae Oct. 23, 2024 — Healthy coral reefs echo with a chorus of grunts and purrs from fish ...

Coral reefs are a crucial part of the marine ecosystem, providing habitats for all sorts of marine life and protecting coastlines from storm damage. But scientists say rising ocean temperatures are ...

The director of the Marine Sciences Institute of the University of California Santa Barbara writes that, with coral reefs at ...

Viewed from the boat, the mighty elkhorn corals shimmer through the clear water, their tips grazing the surface and seeming ...

Coral bleaching occurs when the colorful algae that live within ... a marine scientist working in the Caribbean for the ...

Oysters are so much more than a seafood delicacy. They're ecosystem engineers, capable of building remarkably complex reefs.

More than 80% of the world's coral reefs fell victim to harmful bleaching and is now in "uncharted territory" with the worst ...

An unprecedented coral bleaching episode has spread to 84 percent of the world's reefs in an unfolding human-caused crisis ...

This latest episode was so severe and lasting that even more resilient coral was succumbing, said Melanie McField from the ...