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 ...

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.

The world's coral reefs are in trouble, thanks to the familiar culprit of human-caused pollution. According to the World Economic Forum, 99% of coral reefs could disappear by the 2030s if drastic ...

Scientists have developed a novel tool designed to protect and conserve coral reefs by providing them with an abundance of ...

Could coral on these more protected reefs adapt fast enough to take advantage of cool upwellings? If so, could heat-adapted coral larvae repopulate worse-hit areas? We don’t know yet.

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 ...

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 ...

Scientists have developed a novel tool designed to protect and conserve coral reefs by providing them with an abundance of feeding opportunities.

Record ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reaching “catastrophic” levels ...