Once a picturesque garden beneath the sea, some stretches of the Florida Coral Reef have now become graveyards. Unburied ...

As increased industrial activity puts fragile deep-sea ecosystems at risk, one artist is raising awareness about imperiled ...

After two years of record-breaking ocean heat, scientists are assessing the impacts of the world’s fourth mass bleaching event on coral reefs around the globe. At least 74 countries and territories ...

While neighboring wild reefs experienced bleaching rates as high as 80%, Dr. Nazurally's reefs experienced just as much in ...

The announcement comes on the heels of a reassessment of the IUCN's Red List, which keeps tabs on the status of 892 warm-water coral species. In 2008, a third of them were threatened. As of the ...

With another El Niño expected in 2026, only a short time after the last one, many reefs will not have had sufficient time to ...

Black coral, scientifically known as Antipathella fiordensis, is vital for marine ecosystems. Despite its name, the coral appears white because only its skeleton is black. Large corals like the one ...

A new species of coral named after the “Star Wars” character Chewbacca was found in waters off Molokai as well as near the Mariana Trench. “Normally the branches are stiff and they stick out from the ...

Healthy corals, like this one in Puerto Rico, have color. Bleached corals appear white. By Seán Kinane/WMNF News (2015). In early June 2023, the coral reefs in the lower Florida Keys and the Dry ...

A massive black coral, measuring 4 meters high and 4.5 meters wide, has been found by researchers exploring the underwater ...

Coral reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. What are the abiotic and biotic interactions that structure this diverse ecosystem? Corals are members of the phylum Cnidaria, a ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) In early June 2023, the coral reefs in the lower Florida Keys and ...