"Fundamental to understanding how to sustain reefs in the future." Researcher discovers rare ocean phenomenon serving as unlikely ally to reefs: 'Could offer a blueprint' first appeared on The Cool ...

By looking at the microbial communities that live on corals, our research uncovered a crucial role that fishes play in protecting coral reefs. We also discovered that these fishes together with clean ...

A very complex and a large system brings heavy rain; Sydney Airport runways close due to strong winds, causing flight ...

Simply sign up to the ESG investing myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Amid growing calls for a big increase in finance for ocean protection, blue bonds have emerged as a potentially ...

When Victoria Glynn came to Panama to study the effects of extreme ocean temperatures on coral reefs at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) as a pre-doctoral fellow in professor ...

Coral reefs in Honolulu and other coastal areas are undergoing what experts say is the world's worst coral bleaching event.

When the researchers applied the gel, called SNAP-X, to surfaces in lab experiments it increased coral larvae settlement by up to 20 times compared to untreated surfaces. SNAP-X could help overcome a ...

Sought-after pieces of coral are sold all around the world, including at rave-like trade shows known as "frag swaps". The insatiable demand for a "piece of the reef" has put coral harvesting in ...

“The goal is to raise awareness about marine issues, but also to celebrate the connection to the ocean,” says MariAnna Hinojosa, director of the Big Blue film festival.

Blue Ocean Mariculture’s offshore team is in the open ocean every day off the Kona Coast, witnessing firsthand how marine life such as coral and other reef organisms naturally establish on the ...

(CNN) — It’s more than 100 feet long, at least 300 years old and visible from space. The world’s largest coral has just been discovered in the southwest Pacific Ocean, scientists announced ...