Important marine research is underway in Apollo Beach as researchers work to better understand the relationship between coral ...

A new study suggests that the removal of predatory fish such as sharks from coral reefs may be a key factor driving outbreaks of coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish. Dr. Mark Meekan and Dr. Emily ...

After two years of record-breaking ocean heat, scientists are assessing the impacts of the world’s fourth mass bleaching event on coral reefs around the globe. At least 74 countries and territories ...

Scientists determined the most effective method of halting the disease was covering a coral colony with a weighted plastic bag, then injecting a seawater solution that contains the probiotic. They ...

A recent report on global tipping points warned that coral reefs face widespread dieback and have reached a point from which they cannot recover. But in our new research, we show this might not be the ...

Coral reefs cover less than 1% of the ocean floor, but have some amazing superpowers. The next 10 years are a critical window for action to save our reefs.

Miami — Marine scientists in Miami are hoping to restore Florida's coral reef by taking coral from Honduras and crossbreeding it. "It's the first time ever in the world that an international cross of ...

Coral reefs are teeming with life: they are home to over a third of all marine animal and plant species on Earth, despite covering less than one percent of the ocean floor. However, this immense ...

The first major assessment of coral near busy Port Everglades in a decade has led scientists to a surprising discovery: one of the world’s busiest channels is also home to millions of corals, ...

Coral reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. What are the abiotic and biotic interactions that structure this diverse ecosystem? Corals are members of the phylum Cnidaria, a ...

Divers clutch wooden spears as they hunt hordes of hungry starfish destroying the coral reefs around the Cook Islands already weakened by climate change.

The fate of one of the last thriving coral reefs in Florida may be imperiled by plans to widen the shipping channel leading into Port Everglades.