Corals are among the most fascinating and essential living organisms on our planet. These complex creatures are the ...

Tabulata and Rugosa are orders of extinct corals that have been taxonomically described for more than 170 years. They were ...

The Australian Government has committed $50 million to a wetlands program, allocated from its $1.2 billion for the ...

BBC Click explores the latest technology being trialled in Australia to preserve coral at the Great Barrier Reef.

Chemical sunscreens floating on the surface of the ocean can block the sunlight coral reefs in Hawaii need to survive, says ...

Overfishing of sharks is linked to coral reef destruction. Without sharks, smaller fish stop eating coral-eating starfish.

Research on coral reef fishes reveals their physiological responses to extreme temperatures, highlighting adaptations and vulnerabilities to climate change.

When an intense marine heat wave sent ocean temperatures soaring in 2023 and 2024, coral reefs around the world bleached. New research on the Great Barrier Reef’s One Tree Island shows that more ...

safe havens for sea life. “The fund’s projects show that even modest investments in biodiversity conservation can unlock remarkable innovation and impact,” says UNEP’s Susan Gardner. “In the face of ...

Researchers have found that reef fish from the Arabian Gulf, the world's hottest sea, exhibit a higher tolerance to temperature fluctuations compared to those from more thermally stable coral reefs.

Prior research has shown that climate change is endangering coral reefs, which in turn endangers the creatures that live on and around them. Coral reefs are in trouble for two reasons: The first ...