Dr. Herdís Steinsdóttir deploying an instrument near the reef in Eilat to record water currents, allowing her to keep track of the direction of sea currents. A new study shows that coral reefs don’t ...

The 'Coral Adventurer' ran aground on Saturday, Dec. 27, with more than 120 people on board Alamy An Australian cruise ship sailing off the eastern coast of Papua New Guinea ran aground over the ...

A luxury expedition vessel has struck a coral reef off Papua New Guinea’s coast in the latest setback for the troubled cruise operator, still reeling from a passenger’s tragic death. The Coral ...

Research indicates that coral reefs have been tuning Earth's cycles for hundreds of millions of years. U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, public domain. Coral reefs are Earth’s most ...

The extent of coral reefs worldwide has played a key role in Earth’s climate in the past 250 million years – but not in the way you might expect. Coral reefs are net producers of carbon dioxide ...

Florida’s coral reefs provide protection from hurricane storm surges—and experts estimate that losing key species in those reefs could imperil thousands of lives. A blue tang fish swims among coral at ...

As artificial intelligence powers more scientific research, science teams are managing considerations of the environmental impact of this expanding computing power. A new in-kind gift from Dell ...

Experience the mesmerizing harmony of tropical fish swimming gracefully through vibrant coral reefs. This visual symphony of colors captures the magic of ocean life in its purest form — peaceful, ...

After 10,000 years, they're now gone. Nearly all of Florida’s critically endangered Acropora coral colonies are now dead, after a record-breaking ocean heat wave in 2023. This marks the species’ ...

Thanks to the dire condition of the Earth's coral reefs, the planet has now reached its first tipping point for human-caused climate change, according to a new report by scientists in Europe. The ...

The 2025 Global Tipping Points Report finds that the world’s warm-water coral reefs have become the first Earth system to cross its thermal tipping point, putting them at dire risk. Reading time 4 ...