The diversity of the Pacific coral reef microbiome—microorganisms which help drive and maintain reef productivity and biodiversity—may approach the current estimated total microorganism ...

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.

WASHINGTON— The National Marine Fisheries Service announced critical habitat designations today for five threatened coral species living in the Pacific Ocean. The agency’s final rule protects 92 ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with marine biologist Enric Sala about what the rebirth of a South Pacific coral reef taught his team about protecting the ocean from climate change and human intervention.

Almost 40 years of data shows that some Pacific reefs can become more heat tolerant, but still face uphill battle in a warming ocean.

Once devastated, these Pacific reefs have seen an amazing rebirth Protected corals around the southern Line Islands have recovered with shocking speed from the heat of the 2015-2016 El Niño.

"Fundamental to understanding how to sustain reefs in the future." Researcher discovers rare ocean phenomenon serving as unlikely ally to reefs: 'Could offer a blueprint' first appeared on The Cool ...

Nearly as many microscopic organisms may live on and within coral reefs as all the microbes previously identified around the globe, scientists say.

Coral reefs in one part of the Pacific Ocean have likely adjusted to higher ocean temperatures which could reduce future bleaching impacts of climate change, new research reveals. A Newcastle ...

While scientists studied a coral reef ecosystem in the South Pacific, rising temperatures led them to believe it was doomed. Then, something miraculous happened.

New research by my colleagues and I offers a glimmer of hope: coral reefs we studied in the Pacific appear to have increased their resistance to high ocean temperatures.