The biodiversity of Earth's oceans is disproportionately concentrated in coral reefs—the vibrant undersea ecosystems where ...

“When you get mass bleaching events on both reef systems, then you're really saying to every Australian, this is exactly what we were warned about, and it has now come true,” Forrest told CNN ...

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

Some reef fish have the unexpected ability to move their jaws from side to side, biologists have discovered. This ability -- which is rare among vertebrate animals -- allows these fish to feed rapidly ...

applying satellite-imagery data from the coral reef system to test their model. They selected Heron Island as it has been studied extensively. Plus, climate change is the biggest threat to the ...

Stretching 2,300 kilometres along the Queensland coast and made up of almost 3,000 individual reefs, this UNESCO World Heritage-listed wonder isn’t just the largest coral reef system – it’s ...

The coral reef system in at least 82 nations and other territories have been exposed to enough heart to turn at least 84% of the world's coral white since the global event started last year in ...

They’re made up of about 20 small islands, many of them ringed with shallow reef systems ideal for snorkeling. Visibility often reaches 100 feet on clear days, and the waters here stay warm year ...