In Puerto Rico and elsewhere, researchers are attempting to restore coral reefs and make corals more resilient to ocean heat ...

Left to nature, coral’s mating prospects are somewhat restricted by their inability to walk, fly or swipe Tinder to find a ...

"If the trial is successful, this method has sustainable potential for creating larger sustainable oyster reefs in the Humber ...

Sep. 9, 2024 — A new theory explains how juvenile crown-of-thorns sea stars (commonly known as starfish) can destabilize coral reefs. The 'degraded reef framework' explains how the loss of live ...

The first prototype of a concrete block artificial reef will be placed in the ocean off Windward Oʻahu later this year or ...

After a brutally hot summer in 2023 that caused widespread bleaching and coral death, summer 2024 was more favorable for the ...

Finding microplastics and evidence of human wastewater in areas that were previously thought to be untouched by such ...

Corals are dying. Fish stocks are depleted. Yet, the Florida Keys depends on them as large parts of its economic engine.

Researchers in Puerto Rio are working together to rescue damaged coral reefs from the effects of climate change and rising ...

Grey reef sharks are having to abandon the coral reefs they call home in the face of warming oceans, new research finds. Scientists, using a combination of satellite remote sensing and a network of ...

Coral reefs are critical for fisheries, tourism, protecting against coastal erosion — and they help develop life-saving ...