Coral reefs are some of the Earth's most productive ecosystems, but you might've heard today they're under threat from seemingly every angle. Today we're looking into what exactly is causing these ...

Activities engage students in data analysis and hypothesis testing and will increase their understanding of the complexities of ecological phenomena. Coral reefs are important ecological habitats ...

Coral reefs are filled with colorful ocean life ... Rising ocean temps and pollution stress the coral, which can kill entire coral ecosystems within just a few months. Half of the US Caribbean ...

This doesn’t kill the coral, but it makes it a lot more vulnerable. In recent years, coral bleaching has affected every coral reef on Earth. The Great Barrier Reef suffered the worst bleaching ...

In the coastal seas episode, we see the devastating scenes of coral bleaching – how whole reef ecosystems which once teamed with life, are now dead, white and derelict. But what exactly is coral ...

The resilience of coral reefs is being tested like never before ... by excessive CO2 because of burning fossil fuels? Will killing southern portions of the world renown iconic Great Barrier ...

An underwater investigation of coral bleaching in the South Pacific By Justin Worland | Photographs by XL Catlin Seaview Survey Richard Vevers has traveled the globe to photograph coral reefs ...

Coral reefs are made up of colonies of hundreds to thousands of tiny individual corals, called polyps. These marine invertebrate animals have hard exoskeletons made of calcium carbonate, and are ...

Record-breaking ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching ...

The heat and acidity devastating the Great Barrier Reef are killing other corals around the globe. Without coral reefs, there could be a rippling ecosystem collapse in the oceans, with devastating ...

Coral reef research has focused on the twin evils birthed by record-high greenhouse gas emissions: warming oceans and ...