The Australian Institute of Marine Science said surveys of 12 reefs found up to 72 percent coral mortality, thanks to a summer of mass bleaching, two cyclones, and flooding. In one northern ...

Scientists have sounded alarms on the death of corals which has been exacerbated by global warming. They have warned the ...

July 8, 2024 — Coral reefs, those vibrant underwater cities, stand on the precipice of collapse. While rising ocean temperatures and coral bleaching grab headlines, a new essay reveals a hidden ...

The findings prompted a U.N. special emergency session — typically called to address escalating conflicts or natural disasters — on corals to be convened on sidelines of the U.N. biodiversity summit, ...

Parts of the Great Barrier Reef have suffered the highest coral mortality on record, Australian research showed Tuesday, with ...

Large sections of the Great Barrier Reef appear to have been smashed by climate change and cyclones this year, with one reef ...

(left) The lead author of the study surveys a coral reef in Kāne‘ohe Bay, Hawai‘i (image: Shayle Matsuda). (middle) Colonies of the study species, Montipora capitata, releasing gametes during a ...

Like humans, coral reefs rely on nutrients in the environment surrounding them. Researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic ...

For all of the mysteries that remain about coral reefs, though, experts agree that climate change is an undisputed threat.

New AIMS survey reveals up to 72 per cent coral mortality on key reefs, highlighting the devastating impact of mass bleaching ...

Coral larvae reduce their metabolism and increase nitrogen uptake to resist bleaching in high temperatures, according to a new study.