Sep. 9, 2024 — A new theory explains how juvenile crown-of-thorns sea stars (commonly known as starfish) can destabilize coral reefs. The 'degraded reef framework' explains how the loss of live ...

Massive, offshore rigs the size of skyscrapers remain at sea around the world. Here's why these environmentalists say some ...

a mysterious illness called stony coral tissue loss disease has been ravaging coral in reefs across the Caribbean. The disease—which is likely caused by a bacterium or virus—targets a number ...

That’s never happened before.” Coral reefs are home to roughly a quarter of all marine life, and they provide a natural barrier against storms. But they’re sensitive to temperature ...

The Bahamas is a coral reef hotspot and annually reefs contribute an estimated $671 million in tourism and $23.5 million to fisheries to the economy, and provide coastal protection. Gimel Morley ...

has been ravaging coral in reefs across the Caribbean. The disease — which is likely caused by a bacterium or virus — targets a number of hard, reef-forming coral species. It essentially ...

MIAMI — A year after the worst bleaching event ever recorded, the coral reefs off the Florida coast are slowly recovering. Despite elevated ocean temperatures, scientists say this summer they ...

While the overall condition of coral reef habitats had improved from “very poor” to “poor” in the five years to December 2023, the return of mass coral bleaching in early 2024 after the ...

The long-term future of the Great Barrier Reef is precarious with the impacts of global warming "locked in", a status report released on Friday said. Coral reefs have however improved in health ...