Warming oceans have brought a record level of toxic compounds to the world’s coral reefs. That’s bad news for seafood production and marine life as a whole. Coral reefs are sometimes dubbed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Coral reefs cover less than 1% of the ocean floor but support about 25% of all marine species. Despite their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Last week, the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), a global partnership and forum of 100-plus governments, NGOs, and other ...

The underwater space is having a bumper couple of months: there’s a new contender for the world’s largest coral, a giant ...

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian government agency says the Great Barrier Reef is suffering widespread and severe coral bleaching due to high ocean temperatures two years after a mass ...

"It's a big job, and we need to get on it fast," says Mark Eakin, coordinator of NOAA's Coral Reef Watch program. "But I haven't given up hope,... Great Barrier Reef Bleaching 'Has Been Devastating' — ...

Coral reefs are known for their vibrant, rainbow-hued colors. They are vital to 25% of ocean life, even though they only make up less than 1% of the planet’s surface. They provide food and shelter for ...

Mother and daughter citizen scientists find what is believed to be the largest coral colony on the Great Barrier Reef and possibly in the world.

Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has grown to include 84% of the ocean’s reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history, the International Coral Reef Initiative announced ...