New data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has scientists ringing alarm bells about the health of the ...

Healthy coral reefs echo with a chorus of grunts and purrs from fish feeding, looking for mates, or defending their territories, underscored by the persistent crackling of snapping shrimp. Larval ...

A research team has used nitrogen isotope analysis to demonstrate that 385 million years old corals from the Eifel and Sauerland regions had symbionts. This finding represents the earliest evidence of ...

Coral reefs worldwide are in trouble. These ecosystems support a billion people and more than a quarter of marine species.

After dropping anchor near a mangrove island in the Port Honduras Marine Reserve, Kylon Garbutt sets up his fishing line. A ...

Scientists are increasingly arguing that coral-reef restoration is a lost cause — but done right, it can still benefit ...

As the first National Geographic Pristine Seas expedition in Papua New Guinea winds down and all of the field equipment and tools are cleaned and packed away, the science team has been busy entering ...

Scientists at the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) are currently preparing for the annual 'mass' spawning of Great Barrier Reef corals – ...

More than 15 scientists and filmmakers begin an expedition last week to study the health of the Solomon Islands’ Ocean ...

Explore how ocean connectivity shapes reef fish populations and resilience, based on new research from the University of ...

Selective breeding improves coral heat tolerance slightly, but global emission reductions are still essential to help corals ...

The ongoing fourth global coral bleaching event is officially the largest on record and still growing, according to NOAA. Why ...