Unlike typical marine algae, C. tumulosa forms tumbleweed-like mats that easily break off and drift with the current.

Whale sharks, coral reefs and safari tents amid the dunes: this remote lodge immerses travellers in Western Australia’s ...

Florida coral reef: Will fishing council let rock shrimp nets drag the rare Oculina Bank? The Oculina Bank coral reef, found nowhere else in the world, is thousands of years old and habitat for ...

In a study published today in Science Advances, researchers at UH Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) Marine Ecological Theory Lab reveal that coral reefs are creeping toward the poles in ...

When the researchers applied the gel, called SNAP-X, to surfaces in lab experiments it increased coral larvae settlement by up to 20 times compared to untreated surfaces. SNAP-X could help overcome a ...

A significant hurdle for scientists working on coral reef restoration is getting coral larvae to settle on degraded reefs or to attach to human-created structures that might not “smell” like home to ...

If the call of sandy beaches, lush greenery, and cultural richness stirs your soul, then Sri Lanka deserves a spot on your ...

A new documentary, ‘Reef Builders,’ explores how coral reefs around the world have been decimated by climate change—and the work happening to bring them back.

Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has now grown to include 84% of the ocean’s reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history.

Harmful bleaching of the world's coral has grown to include 84% of the ocean's reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history, the International Coral Reef Initiative announced ...

Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has grown to include 84% of the ocean’s reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history, the International Coral Reef Initiative ...

Bleached coral dies when exposed to heat stress for too long, threatening the bountiful marine ecosystem that depends on it for survival.