Coral reefs are filled with colorful ocean life ... in one massive bleaching event back in 2005. If we do nothing to cool the oceans, the planet’s remaining coral could all be wiped out.

Extreme ocean heat is causing a mass bleaching event in coral reefs across the globe ... which could help cool Atlantic waters and allow some corals to recover, at least temporarily.

Nearly a quarter of all ocean species rely on the reefs. William… Coral reefs across the globe once again endure mass bleaching amid warming oceans, scientists say Coral reef bleaching across ...

Could coral on these more protected reefs adapt fast enough to take advantage of cool upwellings? If so, could heat-adapted ...

Most corals are colonial animals - superorganisms comprising lots of smaller organisms - made up of multitudes sea anemone-like coral polyps. In the reef-building "hard corals", the polyps sit in ...

For months, the corals sat in temperature-controlled tanks in the shadow of the gulf’s bay until the waters were cool enough ... a senior reef restoration associate at the Coral Restoration ...

The coral conservationist on morning rituals, free-diving with sharks and his mission to save the globe’s oceans.

Mars, researchers and the local community work together to maximize the ecological benefits of rebuilding coral reefs Coral reefs occupy only 0.1% of the Earth’s ocean floor yet support 25% of ...

Coral reefs are some of the world's most diverse ecosystems. Despite making up less than 1% of the world's oceans, one ...

Widespread coral bleaching at Ningaloo Reef off Western Australia's coast ... Bleached reefs are able to recover if temperatures cool quickly. This means theoretically, Ningaloo and other affected ...

Reporting in Proceedings Biological Sciences, researchers found that a species of branching coral benefitted from a reef-dwelling crab, especially when the coral was heat-stressed and wounded.