Coral reefs, some of the most stunningly beautiful marine ecosystems on Earth, are dying. Ninety percent of them will likely be gone by 2050 due to rising ocean temperatures and pollution. “But it’s ...

Benefits to society from coral reefs, including fisheries, tourism, coastal protection, pharmaceutical discovery and more, are estimated at about $9.8 trillion per year. For the first time, an ...

Hours of diving videos and hundreds of survey responses reveal the common diver mistakes that can cause irreversible reef damage.

A preliminary study of the damage done by last summer's record heat wave to Florida's coral reefs is in — and the results are not good. Barely one-fifth of the staghorn corals survived. And elkhorn ...

Coral reefs have long been losing their color due to bleaching, but a recent uptick has caused nearly all of the world's reefs to be damaged. A record-breaking amount of marine life fell victim to the ...

Research at the University of Sydney has found that scuba-diving tourism—widely promoted as a sustainable way to experience coral reefs—is causing frequent and often hidden damage to fragile marine ...

The very essence that draws tourists from around the world and supports our enviable quality of life in South Florida — pristine beaches, vibrant marine life and the continental United States’ only ...

Scuba-diving tourists are causing “unsustainable harm” to coral reefs they claim to conserve, a new study warns.

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Ocean Alliance Project was notified of damage done to a coral colony near Kakaako Waterfront Park at an area referred to as Kewalo pipe reef. Download the free KHON2 app for iOS ...

University of Guam researcher Dr. Laurie Raymundo conducting a health assessment of a bleached Acropora muricata thicket in Apra Harbor, Guam, October 2017. Benefits to society from coral reefs, ...