Researchers said the rare species “abruptly disappeared” from the region following an El Niño event. Now it is thriving.

With colors that blend into the bright coral of the reef, it’s just waiting for the opportunity to use its sharp teeth to ...

On occasion, it is of vital importance to consider how little we know about the spinning rock we all live on. Take coral reefs, for example. Given how much they've been studied, you'd think we've ...

If new coral reefs form there as the waters warm, these areas might act as refuges for tropical corals, reducing the corals’ risk of extinction,” he says.

Unlike externally reproducing species, mustard hill coral populations are genetically unique to each reef, consisting of family groups and clones, or individuals produced by asexual reproduction.

The Bahamas Coral Gene Bank at Atlantis Paradise Island can accommodate up to 200 large, mature coral colonies, in addition to smaller fragments and juvenile corals. Fifteen coral species have ...

For those coral species with relatively short competency periods and able to settle in hours, the intruding plume waters may have a lesser overall effect. For instance, larvae from colonies of the ...

ST. JOHN, U.S. Virgin Islands—Thirty-five feet deep in clear turquoise waters, a three-foot-long yellow underwater robot maneuvers over a coral reef at a popular snorkeling site named Tektite.

Situated in the heart of the Pacific Ocean, the Marshall Islands is a nation of over 1,000 islands and atolls, renowned for its rich marine biodiversity, including extensive coral reefs, seagrass beds ...

These coral reefs harbour 585 species belonging to 108 genera and 23 families. All three major bleaching events (1998, 2010, and 2016) affected all four major reefs, causing mortality.

As baby corals float in the currents, they can expand their species’ range. But can they get to climate refuges fast enough to survive? A new study has good news and bad.