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

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 ...

Why do people care about coral reefs? Why does their damage cause such concern and outrage? What drives people to go to great ...

Elkhorn coral babies, affectionately called “Flonduran” corals by researchers at the Rosenstiel School at the University of ...

60 Interesting Ocean Facts That'll Either Terrify You or Amaze You first appeared on Parade on Jul 20, 2025 This story was ...

In 2023, the Center for Biological Diversity sued the National Marine Fisheries Service for failing to provide critical ...

Gall crabs are tiny, and yet these crustaceans have evolved fluorescence to help them be concealed within hideouts they have ...

Light pollution is increasing worldwide, leaving a significant impact on our wildlife. Artificial light at night, also known ...

Creating a way for tourists and casual oceangoers to flag diseased coral is underway as white syndrome threatens reefs around Hawaiʻi.

Climate change has already caused significant declines in coral reef coverage globally and is expected to do much further damage in coming decades. Some scientists have held out hope that tropical ...

Melita Samoilys is a coral reef ecologist and director of Coastal Oceans Research and Development in the Indian Ocean (CORDIO), a marine research and conservation organization based in Kenya.

Even as President Trump calls for slashing the funding of NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program, reefs are dying just a stone’s throw from his Palm Beach home.