The algae have poisoned more than 1,737 square miles of the waters, littering beaches with carcasses and ravaging an area ...

Parts of Australia’s iconic reef have just suffered their worst annual decline since records began almost 40 years ago. After ...

The world’s coral reefs are endangered from warming oceans, disease and heavy human use. Piece by piece, a group of scientists is working to save the reefs from the edge of extinction.

Mike Emslie, who heads the tropical marine research agency’s long-term monitoring program, said the live coral cover measured ...

The fifth mass extension of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia is signalling an urgent need for global climate action and ...

A study of dozens of Canadian lakes suggests global warming is the major driver of surging algae levels, raising questions ...

Australia's famed Great Barrier Reef has suffered its most widespread coral bleaching on record, according to a government ...

Bleaching happens when the corals become stressed due to changes in their environment and expel the colorful algae living on them. The corals turn white and begin to weaken. “If the bleaching ...

The mass coral bleaching event of early 2024 has resulted in a catastrophic reduction of live corals in the Great Barrier ...

Coral reefs will stop growing in the next decade or so unless a significant reduction in greenhouse gases is achieved, a new study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of ...

Algae living on coral in the Persian Gulf appear to protect the host coral from dying off. Seawater in the area gets so warm the same temperatures would kill off reefs elsewhere.

Florida’s coral reef spans nearly 563 kilometers (350 miles) and is home to some 40 species of corals that not only provide food and shelter for aquatic life, but also help protect coastal ...