Coral reefs are known for their vibrant, rainbow-hued colors. They are vital to 25% of ocean life, even though they only make up less than 1% of the planet’s surface. They provide food and shelter for ...

Coral reefs, once thriving underwater cities teeming with life, now face an unprecedented crisis. Scientists have declared that coral reefs have become the first major environmental system on Earth to ...

Coral reefs, worth an estimated $9.8 trillion a year to humanity, are in far worse shape than previously realized. A massive international study found that during the 2014–2017 global marine heatwave, ...

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 ...

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?

The overheating of the Indian Ocean to potentially lethal levels due to marine heat waves and sea surface temperature ...