Coral reefs are teeming with life: they are home to over a third of all marine animal and plant species on Earth, despite ...

A mother-and-daughter team of citizen scientists has identified the world’s largest known coral colony, found on the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia.

If you’ve ever stood in front of a wall of sunscreens labeled “reef-safe,” “reef-friendly,” or “ocean-conscious,” you’ ...

Scientists identify the precise 3D structure that helps oyster reefs survive, offering a blueprint to improve reef restoration worldwide.

Isotope evidence from fossil otoliths shows Caribbean reef food chains have shrunk by up to 70%, signaling a major loss of ...

The coral covers an estimated area of 3,973 sq m – about half the size of a soccer field ...

Proposed Endangered Species Act rollbacks and military expansions are leaving the Pacific’s most diverse coral reefs legally defenseless.

Climate change, pollution and ocean-dependent industries are slowly damaging coral reefs around the world. There's something else -- something seemingly innocent -- that could be contributing to the ...

Caribbean reef food webs have compressed by up to 70% over the past 7,000 years as fish diets converge and ecosystems become ...

These geckos have already disappeared completely from nine spots, and their habitat has been reduced to 41 percent of its ...