The world's oceans are shifting beneath us in ways that researchers say have no real precedent in the modern record. The ...

Somewhere in the North Atlantic, more than a kilometer beneath its surface, a cold-water coral reef stretches across an ...

Reef fish in different oceans often develop similar color patterns because evolution explores the same set of biological possibilities.

A new scientific paper reveals that many predictions about the future of coral reefs under climate change may be missing a crucial piece of the puzzle. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...

A recent report on global tipping points warned that coral reefs face widespread dieback and have reached a point from which they cannot recover.

The exact moment when Earth will reach its tipping points—moments at which human-induced climate change will trigger irreversible planetary changes—has long been a source of debate for scientists. But ...

Developed by the Urban Coast Institute at Monmouth University, the app compiles data from various sources, including government agencies and academic research. Users can access information on fishing ...

Discovered in green: The ocean is getting warmer, the coral reef might be okay, actually, probably not, and stop fishing so much.

WASHINGTON — Scientists have mapped the largest coral reef deep in the ocean, stretching hundreds of miles off the U.S. Atlantic coast.

"Support for the publication of this volume provided by the Bacardi Family Foundation, National Center for Caribbean Coral Reef Research, and Ocean Research and Education." Also available as as PDF.

All World Heritage-listed reefs are at risk of disappearing by the end of this century. On the occasion of the Our Ocean Conference in Palau, Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO Director-General, announces an ...