Coral reefs may seem like paradise, but they are being degraded by a range of global and local factors, including climate change, poor water quality, and overfishing. New research reveals that ...

A recent report on global tipping points warned that coral reefs face widespread dieback and have reached a point from which they cannot recover. But in our new research, we show this might not be the ...

MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Every year, tons of sediment are dredged out of Mobile’s waterways to keep the channels navigable. A lot of it ends up stockpiled or disposed of. Now, some of that mud is ...

Mass coral bleaching occurs when unusually warm ocean temperatures disrupt the partnership between corals and the microscopic algae that supply most of their energy, leaving corals weakened and often ...