For people who are not experts, what are the signs of a collapsing reef system? Firstly, less color, because there’s less ...

In a study published today in Science Advances, researchers at UH Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) Marine Ecological Theory Lab reveal that coral reefs are creeping toward the poles in ...

It was a diving trip off the coast of Southern California that sparked the idea for the establishment of Blue Latitudes and its Rigs to Reefs project. Founded by two female marine scientists with a ...

Most coral reefs do not thrive in nutrient-poor “marine deserts” as once believed, but instead flourish in nutrient-rich ...

Coral reefs around the world are losing their color at an unprecedented scale as a result of rising sea temperatures, federal marine scientists announced this week, with 84 percent of reefs ...

By almost every measure, the coral in Tela Bay should be dead. Yet despite decades of pollution, industrial degradation, and heat waves that have decimated other reefs in the region, this reef on ...

New research from Simon Brandl at UT’s Marine Science Institute challenges a long-held belief about coral reefs. Coral reef in the Maldives. Credit: Jordan M. Casey/University of Texas at Austin.

Seagrass beds and coral reefs serve as cradles of life beneath the sea, forming the foundation for Vietnam’s incredibly rich ...

The task force leading U.S. efforts to preserve and protect coral reef ecosystems recognized the coral reef and fisheries conservation work of three University of Guam Marine Laboratory researchers.

The world’s coral reef ecosystems, which are some of the most biodiverse places on Earth, have faced staggering losses in recent decades due to factors such as climate change and marine pollution.

Little Cayman's reefs are still reeling from 2023’s global coral bleaching event, a report from the Central Caribbean Marine ...

The ocean may be nature’s single greatest gift to humanity. It provides about half of the oxygen we breathe, feeds billions ...