The turquoise water of Hōnaunau Bay in Hawaii, an area popular with snorkelers and divers, is teeming with spiny creatures that threaten to push the coral reef “past the point of recovery,” new ...

Miami — Marine scientists in Miami are hoping to restore Florida's coral reef by taking coral from Honduras and crossbreeding it. "It's the first time ever in the world that an international cross of ...

New research has revealed alarming coral mortality rates of 92% after last year's bleaching event at Lizard Island on Queensland's Great Barrier Reef, marking one of the highest coral mortality rates ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Great Barrier Reef has experienced its greatest annual loss of live coral across most of its expanse in four decades of record-keeping, Australian authorities say.

Parts of Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef, famed for its stunning colors and biodiversity, suffered the biggest decline of coral on record last year after a marine heatwave bleached vast swathes ...

Inside a bold — and controversial — effort to cool the water around this beloved ecosystem. An Australian research vessel testing a localized form of climate engineering — artificial modification of ...

Climate change is severely impacting coral reefs globally, including Florida's reef, which is vital to the state's economy and provides significant flood protection. Florida's coral reef has ...

The declines are largely due to reduced coral cover. The fate of coral reefs around the world remains grim should global warming continue at its current rate, according to new research. Coral reefs ...