Coral reef ecosystems are generally high in biodiversity, most often found in shallow tropical seas, and are threatened by factors including ocean acidification, global warming and sea level rise.

Mar. 26, 2025 — Coral diseases, particularly in the Caribbean, have caused major declines in coral populations, especially affecting staghorn (Acropora cervicornis) and Elkhorn (A. palmata ...

Scientists have debunked the belief that using tools is unique to mammals and birds, after documenting tropical fish that ...

In the warm coastal waters where tropical coral reefs grow, the immediate effects of low oxygen concentrations can be catastrophic. Short-term hypoxia events are increasingly reported in which ...

The reef is so large that it's visible from space. It covers an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometers ...

A partnership to safeguard globally significant coral reefs. © Paul Mckenzie / WWF-HK Coral reefs cover less than 0.1% of our ocean, but they are home to 25% of its ...

Resembling a dark blue eye surrounded by coral reefs, the “Great Blue Hole” is a 125-meter-deep underwater cave with ... and ...

They were the first to examine this theory in a coral reef ecosystem under increasing ... does not apply to tropical fishes experiencing shifting temperature variability. "The increased thermal ...

Coral Reefs in Vietnam Face Collapse. Can Conservation Efforts Turn the Tide? NHA TRANG, Vietnam (AP) — The gentle waves off the coast of central Vietnam's Nha Trang obscure an open secret ...