New study reveals that coral reefs in the Gulf of Eilat experienced a surprising 3,000-year "shutdown" in growth, from about 4,400 to 1,000 years ago, likely due to a temporary drop in sea level that ...

When Palacio and her team examined coral reefs after the 2015–2016 heat wave, they found that particular corals called ...

Coral reefs trap microplastics due to their mucus. Researchers confirmed that coral mucus acts as an adhesive.

Our Planet, the incredible new documentary series narrated by Sir David Attenborough, explores the beauty of life on Earth and highlights the threats that we pose to it. In the coastal seas episode, ...

Coral reefs are facing well-documented threats from ... A survey in 2024, for example, showed that eight years after the last major bleaching event in 2016, coral cover is beginning to bounce ...

Coral reefs are more than natural wonders ... In the Philippines, for example, GFCR has supported community-based aquaculture and sustainable fisheries in 75 reef-rich marine protected areas ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Rare coral reefs move into the new home at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico studies at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi for further research through ...

Scientists have developed a novel tool designed to protect and conserve coral reefs by providing them with an abundance of feeding opportunities.

A new study has found that nearly half the coral trout caught on the Great Barrier Reef come from marine reserves—where ...