The Maldives islands are home to more than a thousand coral reefs, vibrant ecosystems that provide a home for marine life.

You may have heard that coral reefs are being threatened by human activity. For instance, the Fight for the Reef campaign aims to raise awareness about how proposed increases in shipping traffic and ...

The ocean may be nature’s single greatest gift to humanity. It provides about half of the oxygen we breathe, feeds billions of people, supports countless jobs in every corner of the globe, and absorbs ...

The coral reefs in the southeastern Philippines around Panaon Island are now a legally protected seascape after Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., approved the Panaon Island Protected ...

Why be concerned about coral reefs dying, since they occupy less than one percent of the ocean? It is because they are key nurseries for the ocean, functioning as home to one-third of all marine ...

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Coral reefs are vital to the health of the oceans, but in recent years they’ve been decimated by climate change, pollution, and overfishing. While this has been widely covered, a new documentary sheds ...

JEDDAH — Along the southwestern coast of Saudi Arabia is Al-Shuaiba: a majestic scene shaped by coral reefs and a vibrant ...

Coral reefs over the past 12,000 years grew best when the ocean temperature was 77 degrees Fahrenheit (25 degrees Celsius), according to new research from Florida Tech. Recent ocean warming and ...

Ocean warming and marine heatwaves could lead to the collapse of key aquatic ecosystems unless we rapidly slow the rate of human-caused global heating, scientists have warned. Researchers from the ...

An antibiotic treatment used in many parts of the Caribbean and on Florida's Coral Reef to combat stony coral tissue loss ...