Among other things, coral reefs have an image problem: their beauty is hidden under the waves — and so is their destruction from a rapidly warming climate. That’s why in 2014, College of Charleston ...

A record-setting marine heat wave stripped huge portions of Florida's coral reef of their colors in 2023, triggering the ninth and worst mass bleaching event in the Caribbean. Temperatures soared for ...

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 ...

His charges are a type of soft coral called gorgonians. "They're a fundamentally important part of the Caribbean and Floridian coral reef habitat," he says. Foord tends to more than 2,000 tiny soft ...

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Carly D. Kenkel has received funding from NSF, NOAA, The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, the Mary Gard ...

Shawna Foo receives funding from the Australian Research Council, Westpac Scholars Trust and the University of Sydney. Maria Byrne receives funding from the Australian Research Council and the Reef ...

Thousands of baby coral will be "born" at The Florida Aquarium. Researchers have orchestrated a "baby boom" of corals that will help fortify the reef systems off the Florida coasts that were heavily ...

Coral reefs may seem like paradise, but they are being degraded by a range of global and local factors, including climate change, poor water quality, and overfishing. New research reveals that ...

The first major assessment of coral near busy Port Everglades in a decade has led scientists to a surprising discovery: one of the world’s busiest channels is also home to millions of corals, ...

WILLIAMSTOWN — Organ pipes, honeycombs, the gills of mushrooms — corals form in a vivid polyphony of shapes and colors. One night in 2005, Australian artists and sisters Christine and Margaret ...