As global warming accelerates, extreme heat waves are causing widespread death of tropical reef corals. Most corals rely on ...

Austin Bowden-Kerby, a pioneer in coral reef conservation, spends many of his days gardening corals for reefs around Fiji and ...

The survival of certain coral ecosystems in the face of current climate upheaval finds an unexpected explanation in their distant past. An unprecedented genetic mapping, covering hundreds of species, ...

Why are there so many species of coral reef fish? According to a new study, it’s because about 50 million years ago, some ...

COCONUT ISLAND, Hawaii (AP) — On a moonless summer night in Hawaii, krill, fish and crabs swirl through a beam of light as two researchers peer into the water above a vibrant reef. Minutes later, like ...

Breeding corals to survive future heatwaves may be possible, offering hope for reefs as climate change drives more extreme ...

Climate change has already caused significant declines in coral reef coverage globally and is expected to do much further damage in the coming decades. Some scientists have held out hope that tropical ...