Even if you’ve never gone scuba diving or peered into a tropical tank at your local aquarium, you know that coral reefs are the ocean’s art show. They’re all bright, colorful and full of life — right?

Coral reefs, the underwater ecosystems that sustain marine biodiversity, are experiencing an unprecedented crisis. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA), the world is ...

Warming oceans have brought a record level of toxic compounds to the world’s coral reefs. That’s bad news for seafood production and marine life as a whole. Coral reefs are sometimes dubbed ...

77% of world's reef areas affected by bleaching-level heat stress Scientists to assess severity of event in coming months and years Emergency session on coral reefs to be held at COP16 summit in ...

All around the world, from the Great Barrier Reef to the Florida Keys, the bright, vibrant colors of coral reefs have turned ghostly white in vast swaths as our planet has experienced the largest mass ...

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 ...