Soft corals in the West Philippine Sea and Benham Bank in the Philippine Rise, which are under threat from China, are among the richest and most diverse in the world, a newly published international ...

An international team of scientists have completed the world’s second and largest survey of soft corals, using more than 4,400 museum specimens collected over the past two decades. Their ...

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 ...

SAFMC considers reopening protected Oculina Bank coral reef to rock shrimp trawling nets The Oculina Bank coral reef, found nowhere else in the world, is thousands of years old and habitat for ...

The antibiotic-free technique works in the wild and harnesses the power of beneficial bacteria.

Discover the vibrant underwater world with this stunning footage of coral reefs, sea turtles, and schools of colorful fish. Dive into the crystal-clear waters to witness the breathtaking marine ...

Learning from geological archives Somewhat paradoxically shallow-water reef systems can “drown” because corals, and other reef organisms, depend on light for photosynthesis.

The fate of coral reefs has been written with a degree of certainty rare in climate science: at 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming, most are expected to die.

Most of the world’s coral reefs, and the communities that directly depend on them, are in the tropics, so one might imagine the research on them being led by scientists and institutions based in ...

Coral reefs in Honolulu and other coastal areas are undergoing what experts say is the world's worst coral bleaching event.

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 ...