Scientists warn that a proposed expansion of Port Everglades could cause unprecedented damage to corals in the U.S., ...

The Chagos Archipelago is one of the most remote places on Earth. Smack dab in the middle of the Indian Ocean, the collection of more than five dozen tiny islands are mostly uninhabited, due in no ...

Like in humans, microbe levels can indicate health of ecosystem, say scientists from Hebrew University of Jerusalem and ...

WAKING UP CORAL REEFS. YEAH, THIS IS A REALLY INTERESTING STORY. NOW CORALS RELY ON A HEALTHY SOUNDSCAPE TO THRIVE, AND SCIENTISTS HERE IN MASSACHUSETTS MAY HAVE THE PERFECT SYMPHONY. SO THERE’S A LOT ...

A study led by the University of Bremen suggests that on algae-dominated coral reefs, it is not the algae but the corals themselves that may contribute to the growth of harmful bacteria. This ...

The Great Barrier Reef stretches for 1,429 miles just off Australia's northeastern coast. Auscape/Universal Images Group via Getty Image Tropical reefs might look like inanimate rock, but these ...

Most coral reefs will soon stop growing and may begin to erode due to climate change, warns new research. And almost all will do so if global warming hits 2°C, say scientists. An international team, ...

Thanks to the dire condition of the Earth's coral reefs, the planet has now reached its first tipping point for human-caused climate change, according to a new report by scientists in Europe. The ...

GALVESTON (AP) - Divers descending into azure waters far off the Texas coast dip below a horizon dotted with oil and gas platforms into an otherworldly landscape of undersea mountains crusted with ...

Aug. 22 (UPI) --Unprecedented ocean temperatures are triggering mass coral bleaching events across the world. This year, the world's third-largest barrier reef, in Florida, is being hit hard. New ...

The Great Barrier Reef – the world's largest reef system that's "one of the richest and most complex natural ecosystems on Earth" – is once again undergoing a mass coral bleaching event. Officials ...

Courtney Mattison’s ceramic sculptures address environmental impact. While the bottom of the ocean might seem far away, ocean conservationist and ceramic artist Courtney Mattison brings the beauty of ...