Researchers have begun exploring the hidden deep-sea coral reefs off the coast of Florida, uncovering vibrant ecosystems beneath the waves. Footage shows the mesophotic coral ecosystems located on the ...

These protected areas bring an incredible amount of biodiversity right into the bustling metropolis–including coral reefs.

Urgent effort underway to save coral reefs from rising ocean temperatures off Florida Keys 05:02. After a disastrous year for coral reefs in which abnormally high ocean temperatures served a fatal ...

Florida's coral reef system is large, stretching 350 miles from the Dry Tortugas off the coast of Key West to Martin County, north of Palm Beach on the Atlantic side of the state.

Coral reefs in Florida have lost an estimated 90% of their corals in the last 40 years. And this summer, a record hot marine heat wave hit Florida's coral reefs, exacerbating that problem.

Climate change is killing the world’s coral reefs.But it’s not the only factor turning them into white, dead husks. According to a study, chemicals humans are dumping into the ocean are making ...

Peering over the edge of research vessel Coral Reef II as it sailed through the Florida Keys, Shedd Aquarium postdoctoral fellow Shayle Matsuda saw white. Matsuda and a group of researchers from th… ...

Florida’s coral reefs were formed after the last Ice Age, more than 5,000 years ago. They make up the earth’s third largest barrier reef – spanning from the East Coast out into the Gulf of ...

MIAMI — Off the northern coast of Honduras, thick stands of endangered elkhorn coral have mysteriously defied warming oceans fueled by climate change to blanket the reef with healthy, cocoa ...