Derek Manzello, coordinator of NOAA’s Coral Reef Watch Program, said in a news briefing Thursday that around 60.5%, or nearly two-thirds, of the world’s coral reefs have experienced heat ...

The coral reefs of the Florida Keys have suffered a sharp decline since the late 1970s, primarily because of disease and bleaching, both of which are directly linked to increasing ocean ...

The goal, Montoya-Maya said, is to increase live coral cover on reefs to build back populations and boost their resilience. The situation in the Caribbean isn’t yet as dire as it is off Florida.

The mass bleaching of coral reefs around the world since February 2023 is now the most extensive on record, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration told Reuters this week. A staggering ...

Florida researchers working to save coral reefs 03:14. MIAMI-- Florida's coral reefs hit a critical point this summer as record ocean heat led to widespread coral bleaching and were blamed for ...

As the ocean warms and becomes more acidic, we could lose as much as 90% of the world’s coral reefs by the end of the century. Without addressing climate change, coral reef conservation interventions ...

Volcanic islands, such as the islands of Hawaii and the Caribbean, are surrounded by coral reefs that encircle an island in a ...

Divers are getting excited about the planned sinking of the SS United States. The once glorious luxury ocean liner is slated to become a coral reef.

The Maui Ocean Center’s curator, Chris Keller, said that, when coral reefs have been damaged, a team sometimes goes out to gather samples of coral species in the breakoff area.

The Coral Restoration Foundation works to raise genetically diverse corals in nurseries and then plant them on reefs around the globe. The goal, Montoya-Maya said, is to increase live coral cover ...