This method will ensure corals of greater genetic diversity, which will confer more resilience in the face of threats. Read ...

Various groups are now growing baby corals for transplantation into the world's disappearing reefs, but they need a hand. A ...

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

A study has found concerning new evidence of long-term declines in coral reef fish around highly visited inshore islands of ...

Forty-four per cent of reef-building coral species globally are at risk of extinction, the IUCN Red List of Threatened ...

A study led by the University of Bremen suggests that on algae-dominated coral reefs, it is not the algae but the corals themselves that may contribute to the growth of harmful bacteria.

Coral larvae assimilate more nitrogen and trade it to their algae symbionts for glucose under elevated temperatures ...

Armed with scrub brushes, young scuba divers took to the waters of Florida’s Alligator Reef in late July to try to help corals struggling to survive 2023’s extraordinary marine heat wave. They ...

Colonies of hard corals in a portion of Davao Gulf are now dead, a situation attributed by a marine scientist to the construction of the Chinese-funded P23-billion bridge called ...

The study shows that coral reefs have the potential to adapt and survive in changing climates if carbon emissions are reduced ...

A two-year experiment found that coral reefs could endure in heated water better than expected—with one huge caveat.