Coral reefs are often described as biodiversity hotspots, but new research shows they also act as powerful regulators of the microscopic life in the surrounding ocean. A new study led by Dr. Herdís G.

Dr. Herdís Steinsdóttir deploying an instrument near the reef in Eilat to record water currents, allowing her to keep track of the direction of sea currents. A new study shows that coral reefs don’t ...

Coral reefs, often called the rainforests of the sea, are among the most biologically diverse and ecologically important ecosystems on Earth. Despite covering less than 1% of the ocean floor, they ...

Coral reefs may seem like paradise, but they are being degraded by a range of global and local factors, including climate change, poor water quality, and overfishing. New research reveals that ...

Plastic pollution is a growing problem in many reef ecosystems, and its effects are not well understood. Most previous research has focused exclusively on adult corals and their interactions with ...

The extent of coral reefs worldwide has played a key role in Earth’s climate in the past 250 million years – but not in the way you might expect. Coral reefs are net producers of carbon dioxide ...

On a remote coral reef near Papua New Guinea, endless streams of bubbles rise from cracks in the seabed into the shallow water, fed by an underground volcanic system. For scientists, this natural ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- A new global report warns coral reefs have already reached a climate tipping point, dying faster than they can naturally recover. The Global Tipping Points Report, authored ...

In early June 2023, the coral reefs in the lower Florida Keys and the Dry Tortugas were stunning. We were in diving gear, checking up on hundreds of corals we had transplanted as part of our ...

Elkhorn and staghorn coral are now functionally extinct around the state, researchers say, meaning they no longer play any significant role in their ecosystem. By Catrin Einhorn After a searing ocean ...

His charges are a type of soft coral called gorgonians. "They're a fundamentally important part of the Caribbean and Floridian coral reef habitat," he says. Foord tends to more than 2,000 tiny soft ...