The global reduction in sulphur content in ship fuels has inadvertently worsened coral bleaching events on Australia's Great ...

Some scientists have held out hope that, given the threats tropical corals face from climate change, they could improve their viability by expanding their range — by finding refuge in more temperate ...

Rising ocean temperatures have been implicated in mass coral bleaching events affecting the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). These ...

Researchers are designing a global real-time monitoring system to help save the world's coral reefs from further decline, primarily due to bleaching caused by global warming. Australian researchers ...

A South African scientist and conservationists in Tanzania are working to restore coral reefs by cultivating and transplanting corals onto artificial structures. Coral reefs in the semi-autonomous ...

Coral reefs, often referred to as the “rainforests of the sea,” are crucial to marine ecosystems, local economies and coastal protection. To restore these vital underwater structures, the University ...

Days after hurricanes Irma and Maria tore through Puerto Rico in 2017, Ernesto Diaz formed a team to survey what the Category 5 storms had done to his home. Touring coastal areas, Diaz, then an ...

Allowing coral reef fish to rebound is emerging as one of the clearest ways to put more healthy protein on the plates of coastal families without stripping the ocean bare. New science suggests that if ...