Coral reefs shape the daily rise and fall of nearby microbes, organizing them into rhythms that influence how reef ecosystems ...

Ocean temperatures across the globe just broke a heat record going back to 2016, after seawater off the Florida Keys reached more than 100-degrees in recent weeks. Nicole Fogarty is working to spawn ...

Florida’s coral reefs experienced the deadliest bleaching event in history last summer, a toll largely caused by record hot coastal waters. Now, water temperatures in the Florida Keys are already ...

Scientists hoping to provide a genetic lifeline to Florida’s ailing reef are removing hundreds of colonies of healthy coral off Miami, hoping to outpace a wave of lethal bleaching spreading from the ...

(NEW YORK) — As the world’s oceans experience unprecedented rising temperatures, significant coral bleaching has been reported across the globe, according to experts. On Monday, the National Oceanic ...

For deep reef divers, descending into the ocean’s mesophotic layer can feel like exploring the moon. Discovering never-before-seen marine species is part of the mission.

Coral bleaching occurs when the coral becomes stressed by changes in the environment. The symbiotic algae living in the coral leaves, turning the coral white. It’s the algae that gives coral its color ...

The world is currently experiencing a global coral bleaching event, according to NOAA scientists. This is the fourth global event on record and the second in the last 10 years. Bleaching-level heat ...

Diving under a full moon, Lida and WWF-Indonesia colleagues find Komodo National Park swarming with groupers. Could this, and other recent positive developments, herald a glimmer of hope toward the ...

Scientists are moving coral from the ocean to indoor nurseries in an attempt to save them from superheated seawater, after ocean temperatures in the Gulf exceeded 100 degrees. Ocean temperatures ...