Coral reefs are very much the rainforests of the oceans. Not only are they diverse communities, but the coral skeletons - like trees - contain potentially long term records of climate. Aa Aa Aa ...

What would happen if all the coral reefs died off? Coral reefs are filled with colorful ocean life. But they're in danger of dying off. The planet has already lost 50% of its coral in the last 30 ...

Time-lapse video shows how a mushroom coral polyp pulses and inflates, flinging its soft body into micro-hops to slowly move itself to a new location.

Already, some coral experts have questioned how far ... s surface revealed scars from the heat wave still mark the bottom of the ocean. Miles of the seafloor — lined with thickets of dull ...

Coral reefs cover less than 0.1% of the world's ocean surface but provide a home for at least 25% of all marine species. There are more than 2000 species of coral in the world, and most are found ...

This Google Maps image captured in 2021 revealed a mysterious, triangular dark patch in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, ...

Each of these changes affect marine wildlife. Warming ocean temperatures can lead to coral bleaching - the sudden die-off of large parts of coral reefs - as well as cause animals such as fish to seek ...

A partnership to safeguard globally significant coral reefs. © Paul Mckenzie / WWF-HK Coral reefs cover less than 0.1% of our ocean, but they are home to 25% of its ...

The world's corals and coral reef ecosystems are in crisis. In just a few decades, scientists warn, these “rainforests of the sea” and all their rich biodiversity could disappear completely. While ...