Coral reef decline driven by climate change could cost Hawaiʻi residents between $1.8 billion and $3 billion in lost ...

The reefs scattered throughout the tropics arose only after algae took up full-time residence in coral cells, supplying corals with abundant food and enabling them to build extensive shallow-water ...

Coral reefs have been producing a hidden language for many years, and this AI discovery shows how scientists are finally beginning to better understand it.

A new global analysis maps reefs with the greatest potential to withstand warmer temperatures, strengthening calls for their ...

In marine environments, sponges tend to eat other organisms to get their nutrients. But a study published in Functional Ecology by researchers at the University of Amsterdam's Institute for ...

These maps show where coral reef restoration along the coasts of Florida and Puerto Rico would protect against more than $391 million in total damage to property and lost economic activity annually.

World Ocean Celebration, Miami's largest ocean festival, has spent six years making the ocean tangible to the city that lives ...

An international expedition including University of Sydney researchers has pieced together the clearest picture yet of how ...

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World Reef Awareness Day rolls around every year on June 1 to remind us about coral reefs, some of the most vital natural assets we have on Earth. These underwater habitats hold an incredible amount ...