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 ...

" These incredible structures are built by tiny animals called polyps that secrete calcium carbonate to form their hard skeletons. They occur in more than 100 countries and territories, and whilst ...

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 ...

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 ...

The fate of these ecosystems may hinge on events in the Pacific Ocean, in particular a natural climate cycle called the El ...

Coral reefs appear to run a daily timetable for microscopic life in nearby waters. Scientists found that microbial ...

Coral Reef Awareness Week took place across the globe during the week of July 15 as an annual reminder of the importance of these underwater ecosystems. But seeing as how these structures are crucial ...

LAKELAND, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Full of life, coral reefs are home to some of the largest living structures on Earth. They play a critical role in providing an important nursery for juvenile fish and ...

With a human population of 8.3 billion people worldwide and millions facing malnutrition, food security is something to think ...

Groundwater input to coral reefs directly affects water chemistry and triggers a cascade of changes in the coastal ecosystem, according to a new study led by University of Hawaiʻi (UH) at Mānoa ...