An underwater investigation of coral bleaching ... a reason scientists describe reefs as the rainforests of the sea. Reefs occupy just 1% of the world’s marine environment, but they provide ...

Record-breaking ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching ...

Taking a global perspective to find a sustainable future for coral reef and island ... face a changing global environment, including climate change and ocean acidification, as well as the growing ...

Bleaching of the coral in the Great Barrier Reef, north-east Australia which is caused by global warming The Great Barrier Reef became a recognised area of ecological importance when it was ...

Plastic is one of the biggest threats to the future of coral reefs after ocean warming, say scientists. More than 11 billion items of plastic were found on a third of coral reefs surveyed in the ...

Marine scientists highlights the complex interplay between heat stress, disease onset and coral mortality. They found that 66 percent of the colonies were bleached by February 2024 and 80 per cent by ...

Artificial light can wake sleeping fish and attract predators, changing nighttime coral reef communities, according to new research using novel underwater infrared cameras. Artificial light can ...

Despite their importance, over the past few decades climate change, overfishing and environmental mismanagement have seriously impacted the coral coverage and diversity of the world’s reefs ...

The much maligned rat is not a creature many would associate with coral reefs. But scientists studying reefs on tropical islands say the animals directly threaten the survival of these ecosystems.

Saudi Arabia has officially assumed leadership of the International Society for Reef Conservation (ICRI) Secretariat, marking ...

The Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR) is a coalition that was set up in September 2020 to strengthen the resilience of reefs and reef-dependent communities. As the first UN-supported and large-scale ...