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 ...

Within the structure of the coral reefs, members of almost every phyla of plants and animals live and die, adding particles and organic material to the sediment, and contributing to the efficient ...

Every day, 22 million tons of carbon dioxide from factories, cars, power plants and other human sources are absorbed by the ... with ripple effects throughout the ocean's food web. Two important ...

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 ...

In Florida, swaths of coral paint a colorful landscape across the ocean floor and serve a key ... city to more than 7,000 other marine plants and animals, survived prehistoric mass extinctions ...