The world's oceans are shifting beneath us in ways that researchers say have no real precedent in the modern record. The ...

Scientists recently discovered 'hidden chemical universe' inside coral reefs that could provide solutions to human diseases ...

Ocean reefs are some of the most at-risk areas in the ocean. Places that were once teeming with wildlife are now reduced to a grey, barren wasteland. According to the Coral Reef Alliance, over 75% of ...

Coral reefs are teeming with life: they are home to over a third of all marine animal and plant species on Earth, despite covering less than one percent of the ocean floor. However, this immense ...

Besides preserving and growing coral species, the Maui Ocean Center features a Living Reef Exhibit in its large aquarium. Courtesy photo/Maui Ocean Center At one of the largest saltwater aquarium ...

South Florida researchers trying to prevent predatory fish from devouring laboratory-grown coral are grasping at biodegradable straws in an effort to restore what some call the rainforest of the sea.

As of 2026, more than 80% of the world’s oceans are still unmapped and unexplored. We know more about the face of the moon ...

FILE - Bleached coral is visible at the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, off the coast of Galveston, Texas, in the Gulf of Mexico, Sept. 16, 2023. Ocean temperatures that have gone ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The world is on the verge of a fourth mass coral bleaching event which could see wide swathes of tropical reefs die, including parts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, the U.S.

Coral reefs are facing "mass extinction" as changing ocean currents continue to cause widespread bleaching events, a study has found. The new study, published in the journal Oxford Open Climate Change ...