For more than a quarter billion years, coral reefs did far more than brighten shallow seas. Long before humans appeared, ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover has photographed a bizarre, coral-shaped rock on Mars, believed to have formed billions of years ago.

Did you know that coral reefs are vital to the survival of our ecosystem? And did you also know that reefs can be found as ...

Marine scientists compiling the most holistic “snapshot” of Thailand’s coral reefs to date have uncovered evidence of a long-suspected reality: Thailand’s coral reefs are losing structural complexity.

Scientists have created an AI model that forecasts moderate heat stress—a major precursor to coral bleaching—at sites along ...

Scientists have built an AI tool that predicts coral heat stress weeks early, giving reef managers time to act before bleaching starts.

The Oculina Bank runs from Flagler Beach to Fort Pierce, is thousands of years old, and is found nowhere else in the world.

Coral reefs, the "rainforests of the sea," provide habitats for 25% of all marine life. Critical to global biodiversity, they ...

Coral reefs appear to run a daily timetable for microscopic life in nearby waters. Scientists found that microbial populations above reefs rise and fall over the course of a single day, shaped by ...

Hawaiian coral reefs may face unprecedented ocean acidification within 30 years, driven by carbon emissions. A new study by University of Hawai‘i researchers shows that even under conservative climate ...

Synthetic pheromones may be a promising tool in attracting and culling troublesome crown-of-thorns starfish, which rapidly ...

Trump is full of surprises; he is both leader and entertainer. Nearly nine hours into a long flight, a journey that had to ...