In the Maldives, on the biggest tides, one particular coral lagoon becomes so flooded with plankton that it attracts hundreds of manta rays. On the sheltered side of the reef there are sand flats ...

On the Great Barrier Reef, bleaching is underway in the northernmost section. This is the sixth bleaching event on the Great ...

John "Charlie" Veron -- widely known as "The Godfather of Coral" -- is a renowned reef expert who has personally discovered nearly a quarter of the world's coral species and has spent the past 45 ...

Safely tucked in coral crevices or half-buried in sand and ... reef herons fish along the cay and reef flat. They have evolved to hunt during low tide, allowing them to wade the shallows.

Coral reefs are facing well-documented threats ... reef patches and between different reef zones such as lagoons and reef flats," Dr. Grimaldi said. "That bolsters the reef's resilience by helping ...

Coral Reefs in Vietnam Face Collapse. Can Conservation Efforts Turn the Tide? NHA TRANG, Vietnam (AP) — The gentle waves off the coast of central Vietnam's Nha Trang obscure an open secret ...