Rising ocean acidity weakens corals, boosts algae and makes reefs flatter. Even small chemical changes reshape reef life.

Over the past twenty years, coral reef restoration has seen unprecedented growth worldwide. From Indonesia to the Caribbean, thousands of projects have been launched with the goal of "saving" coral ...

A robotic assistant called the Deployment Guidance System (DGS) scans the seafloor and determines the best place for a coral ...

Most coral reefs will soon stop growing and may begin to erode – and almost all will do so if global warming hits 2°C, according to a new study in the western Atlantic. An international team, led by ...

Planting new coral in degraded reefs can lead to rapid recovery – with restored reefs growing as fast as healthy reefs after just four years, new research shows. Reefs worldwide are severely ...

Kauaʻi Coral Restoration Nursery at Nōmilu Fishpond is the island's new and only coral nursery, housing its first coral ...

South Florida researchers trying to prevent predatory fish from devouring laboratory-grown coral are grasping at biodegradable straws in an effort to restore what some call the rainforest of the sea.

(CNN) — Miami Beach, Florida is known for its art deco flair and turquoise waters. But just off the coast of this colorful city lies an underwater world in decline. Florida’s coral reef spans nearly ...

Most coral reefs in the Caribbean could stop growing, and even start eroding away, by 2040 if global warming continues unchecked, a new study finds. Coral reefs, especially those near shores, protect ...

Since January 2023, the world’s coral reefs have faced an unprecedented crisis. More than 84% have suffered bleaching-level ...

Scientist Ben Jones plans to grow dozens of species of coral in a project designed to build an engineered coral reef ecosystem in Kailua Bay on Oahu, and his work might have practical applications for ...

On a remote coral reef near Papua New Guinea, endless streams of bubbles rise from cracks in the seabed into the shallow ...