Off the southeastern coast of a small Pacific island, more than a hundred artificial islets rise out of a shallow coral reef, ...

A Furry Mystery with a Sesame Street Twist Imagine stumbling upon a tiny, scruffy red creature while diving on a coral reef.

This diver spotted a coral reef covered in sea worms that appeared to look like tiny trees. Free diver and underwater ...

Autodesk’s Coral Reef Restoration: A Revolutionary Approach with AICoral reefs, often referred to as the “rainforests of the sea,” are crucial ecosystems that play a critical role in maintaining ...

A decade ago, scientists left underwater structures in Palau. I was there when they went back for them.

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

Rising sea temperatures mean reefs don’t have enough time to bounce back between intense heat waves, a new report warns.

Coral reefs are often described as biodiversity hotspots, but new research shows they also act as powerful regulators of the microscopic life in the surrounding ocean. A new study led by Dr. Herdís G.

An increasingly common way to keep tabs on coral reef health is by measuring microorganisms in the local seawater. Microbial-based coral reef monitoring is excellent at detecting nutrient and health ...

Rachel Feltman: Picture a coral reef. Even if you’re not an avid snorkeler or diver, chances are that movies and childhood trips to the aquarium have given you some sense of how vibrant and lively ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Márquez is a marine scientist and science communicator Nearly two-thirds of coral reef shark and ray species worldwide are ...

A human rights-based approach to coral reef protection could ensure governments are held to account for safeguarding marine ecosystems. A human rights-based approach to coral reef protection could ...