A European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) vessel sank on Monday after striking a coral reef near the Greek island of Lesbos, Greek authorities said.

In a groundbreaking, first-of-its-kind milestone for coral restoration, scientists from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, Tela Marine and The Florida ...

Tropical coral reefs encrust the coastlines of islands and continents near Earth’s equator but this zone, which has offered sufficient light and warmth for corals to evolve over hundreds of millions ...

These protected areas bring an incredible amount of biodiversity right into the bustling metropolis–including coral reefs.

Understanding how far Great Barrier Reef corals are from their parents could be key to identifying and protecting at-risk ...

WASHINGTON— The National Marine Fisheries Service announced critical habitat designations today for five threatened coral species living in the Pacific Ocean. The agency’s final rule protects 92 ...

Florida's barrier reef has lost 95% of its coral over the last half-century. Researchers, activists and government agencies are working to restore the reefs and ensure their long-term survival.

Global coral reef bleaching event is largest on record, report says 03:59. Harmful bleaching of the world's coral has grown to include 84% of the ocean's reefs in the most intense event of its ...

Coral in the Great Barrier Reef is resilient, and has been able to recover from past disturbances, the Institute said. But the stressors impacting it have not gone away for long.

Discovery of 'pristine' coral reef near Tahiti could help save dying coral reefs around the world, scientist says. Up to 14% of the coral reefs in the world were killed between 2009 and 2018.

During the same period, turf algae—small, fast-growing plants that can smother coral to death—substantially increased from covering 25 percent of the bay floor in 2021 to 79 percent in 2022.