Spotted as part of a citizen scientist project, the “undulating meadows” of Pavona clavus coral stretch over an area half the ...
In April 2019, a marine heat wave struck a coral reef on the island of Moorea in French Polynesia, killing much of the coral and the beneficial algae that colonized it. This "bleaching" event reduced ...
A mother-and-daughter team of citizen scientists has identified the world’s largest known coral colony, found on the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia.
The U.S. Army Corps plans a massive dredging project at Port Everglades, threatening 10 million corals with permanent ...
Coral reefs over the past 12,000 years grew best when the ocean temperature was 77 degrees Fahrenheit (25 degrees Celsius), ...
"I knew right from the minute we dropped in that it was something special," conservationist Sophie Kalkowski-Pope said.
Reef fish in different oceans often develop similar color patterns because evolution explores the same set of biological ...
Mother and daughter citizen scientists find what is believed to be the largest coral colony on the Great Barrier Reef and possibly in the world.
[(https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2025/05/02210545/founders-briefs-540x90-1.jpg) In ordinary circumstances coral reefs are among the most ...
Discover Florida’s only living barrier reef at Dry Tortugas National Park, where crystal-clear waters let you snorkel among tropical fish, sea turtles, and coral reefs.