Some parts of this epic coral reef system weren’t even where the greatest reefs are found today. But remnants have survived.

Why are there so many species of coral reef fish? According to a new study, it's because about 50 million years ago, some fish figured out how to bite food from hard surfaces.

On Isla Grande, a bone-white island in Colombia’s Rosario archipelago, diving guides have gone out almost every day since ...

Scientists were shocked to find that the Houtman Abrolhos Islands’ coral reefs survived a prolonged extreme heatwave in 2025 ...

An increasingly common way to keep tabs on coral reef health is by measuring microorganisms in the local seawater. Microbial-based coral reef monitoring is excellent at detecting nutrient and health ...

Scientists are uncovering a hidden layer of coral reef ecosystems, one dominated not by visible marine life, but by vast and ...

At 1.5C of global warming, up to 90% of coral reefs could be lost. The next few months could be a defining moment ...

Scientists are monitoring the impacts of ocean acidification on vital, colorful coral reefs in the Florida Keys by using a ...