These protected areas bring an incredible amount of biodiversity right into the bustling metropolis–including coral reefs.

The turquoise water of Hōnaunau Bay in Hawaii, an area popular with snorkelers and divers, is teeming with spiny creatures that could erode the reef past the point of no return, new research has found ...

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Climate change has already caused significant declines in coral reef coverage globally and is expected to do much further ...

Groundwater input to coral reefs directly affects water chemistry and triggers a cascade of changes in the coastal ecosystem, ...

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Coral bleaching isn’t just an ocean crisis. Here’s how the global event endangers food security, local jobs—and the land ...

The course brings students directly into the heart of the dynamic interactions between coral reefs, mangroves, and seagrass ...

Hōnaunau Bay, Hawaii on 25 January, 2020. Sea urchin populations are ballooning in the bay, putting the coral reef at risk, a new study has found.

A new handheld microscope lets scientists monitor coral health in real time, underwater, without harming reefs.

From the sands of Manjhaar Beach on the far outskirts of Karachi, Pakistan, an island is just visible 10 kilometers, about 6 ...