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.

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 ...

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

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 ...

Chantae Reden On a small islet just east of the main island and directly across from the InterContinental Le Moana Bora Bora Resort, you'll find a gorgeous coral reef. Some aptly call it the ...

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 ...

CSIRO coral reef ecologist Damian Thomson said the bleaching ... But once the hotter months started, and with little cool relief from storms, there were signs of heat stress.