Coral cover of Brazil’s Abrolhos reefs, the most biodiverse coral ecosystem in the South Atlantic, has fallen by around 15% ...

NOAA and partners are implementing advanced coral restoration strategies in the Florida Keys after the severe 2023 bleaching event. The Mission: Iconic Reefs program plans to boost coral cover from 2% ...

About 25% of applied sunscreen washes off into the water, releasing thousands of tons of toxic chemicals annually in reef ...

Scientists in Florida are deploying artificial intelligence to predict and prevent coral bleaching as reefs worldwide, including in the Maldives, suffer severe heat stress. Regional collaborations in ...

On Earth Day, scientists say the world’s coral reefs are under siege -- bleaching, breaking and dying at an alarming rate. In ...

Mote Marine Laboratory is excited to announce the successful, first-ever release of hatchery-raised Caribbean king crabs onto Florida’s Coral Reef as part of its holistic science-based coral reef ...

The plan was part of an executive order issued in 2023 that set an ambitious timeline to build a coral pipeline to restore the ailing reef. Now labs are scrambling to shuffle funding or risk losing ...

A state goal to restore 25% of Florida’s ailing reef by 2050 is in danger of stumbling after money to cover the second phase of the program was left out of the Legislature’s proposed budget. The ...

LA JOLLA, Calif. — Coral reefs cover 1% of the world, but are home to 25% of marine life. Scientists said threats, including warming waters, have caused some corals to die. A study released last month ...

Parts of Australia's beleaguered Great Barrier Reef now have the highest levels of coral cover seen in decades - Copyright AFP Glenn NICHOLLS Parts of Australia's ...

Coral reefs cover less than 1% of the ocean floor but support about 25% of all marine species. Despite their importance, a study published in Nature Communications found that warming water ...