Coral reef halos, visible from satellites, can indicate reef health by reflecting predator presence and coral layout.

In coral reefs throughout the world, visually striking bands of bare sand surrounding reefs are often visible in satellite ...

The current runs parallel to the shore and you can wander up the beach, swim the few metres out to the reef and drift back over the coral. And paddle a sea kayak about 800 metres out to the Blue ...

A concerning update from global scientists and governmental bodies says 84 per cent of the world's coral reefs have experienced heat stress from the continuous, 'most intense' bleaching event Most ...

Warming oceans have brought a record level of toxic compounds to the world’s coral reefs. That’s bad news for seafood production and marine life as a whole. Coral reefs are sometimes dubbe ...

Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has grown to include 84% of the ocean’s reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history, the International Coral Reef Initiative ...

In 2023, a blistering marine heat wave off Florida’s coast caused parts of the continental United States’ only living coral barrier reef to bleach dramatically, stunning experts with its rapid ...

Two Welsh holidaymakers have tragically drowned near the Great Barrier Reef. Father and son Robin and Owen Reed, from Caerphilly in south Wales entered the water without lifeguards, off a ...

Coral reefs are sometimes dubbed “rainforests of the sea” because they support high levels of biodiversity — approximately 25% of all marine species can be found in, on and around coral reefs.