Coral reefs, the "rainforests of the sea," provide habitats for 25% of all marine life. Critical to global biodiversity, they ...

PARIS — An unprecedented coral bleaching episode has spread to 84 percent of the world’s reefs in an unfolding human-caused crisis that could kill off swathes of the essential ecosystems, scientists ...

Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has grown to include 84% of the ocean’s reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history, the International Coral Reef Initiative announced ...

MANILA, Philippines — Bleaching-level heat stress has impacted 84 percent of the world’s coral reefs, with scientists noting that the Philippines is among 82 countries and economies severely affected.

A living coral complex has adapted to an environment previously thought of as inhospitable to tropical reefs, because of sediment, oil pollution and high seawater temperatures. Researchers from TU ...

Coral reefs are often described as biodiversity hotspots, but new research shows they also act as powerful regulators of the microscopic life in the surrounding ocean. A new study led by Dr. Herdís G.

With coral reefs in crisis due to climate change, scientists have engineered a bio-ink that could help promote coral larvae settlement and restore these underwater ecosystems before it's too late.

Coral reefs are among the most detailed and fragile natural systems on the planet, supporting marine life, shaping coastlines, and driving entire tourism economies. They occupy only a tiny section of ...