Coral reefs have long been celebrated as biodiversity hotspots—but new research shows they have also played a much deeper ...

Florida’s coral reefs reached a breaking point in the summer of 2023, when an unprecedented marine heat wave sent water ...

Coral reefs didn’t merely mirror global change, but helped regulate how fast the climate bounced back from massive surges of ...

When we think of coral reefs, we picture bright fish, clear water and colourful corals. But reefs have also shaped the planet ...

On a remote coral reef near Papua New Guinea, endless streams of bubbles rise from cracks in the seabed into the shallow ...

By the year 2100, rising carbon dioxide levels are expected to alter ocean chemistry so severely that coral reef communities ...

Researchers found that coral reefs are crucial in regulating the carbon cycle and supporting climate stability.

Over the past 250 million years, periods when coral reef growth has peaked have coincided with big rises in sea temperatures ...

In a few weeks, the water temperature hit a high that triggered the coral to jettison the beneficial algae living in its ...

Floridians are not used to hearing the word "extinct" applied to species that play significant roles in the state's ...

Rising ocean acidity weakens corals, boosts algae and makes reefs flatter. Even small chemical changes reshape reef life.