Three species of black coral have been discovered on the seabed of the northern Pacific Ocean, an area where several countries have contracts to explore for metals including cobalt and nickel as they ...

A breakthrough in nuclear imaging is unlocking coral fossils to reveal 600,000 years of reef and climate evolution.

Trawling restrictions not only benefit fish and shellfish; anemones and corals are also becoming more common, according to a ...

Australia's Great Barrier Reef has lost more than half its coral in the last three decades and scientists fear the loss caused by frequent bleaching will compromise its ability to recover.

A University of Hawai'i at Mānoa graduate's new research reveals that plastic pollution poses a significant, unseen threat to ...

The past three summers have been the worst on record for Florida's coral reefs. To try to restore them, scientists are ...

College of Charleston professor Phil Dustan captured a breathtaking image of a coral reef that grew from a shipwreck. The ...

When we think about rapid decline in coral reefs, climate change is often the first culprit that comes to mind—bringing heat waves, bleaching events, and intensified cyclones.

Coral reefs face crisis from warming oceans causing bleaching. New research shows ‘training’ corals with mild heat boosts ...

Scientists are working off the coast of Cuba to help restore coral colonies using a procedure similar to IVF, NBC News' ...