Grazing halos at Heron Island, Australia, are distinct where coral are clustered (outlined with a white box) but merge where coral are dispersed (outlined with a black box). In coral reefs ...

One of the few Black female marine ecologists, ... 33, after a morning of snorkeling amid thriving and vibrant coral that borders stark white-reef graveyards.

Gall crabs are tiny, and yet these crustaceans have evolved fluorescence to help them be concealed within hideouts they have ...

The Coral Triangle has often been compared to the Amazon rainforest, based on the sheer scale of its biodiversity. And now, it’s home to two new “squishy” species.

Along coastlines from Australia to Kenya to Mexico, many of the world's colorful coral reefs have turned a ghostly white in what scientists said on Monday amounted to the fourth global bleaching ...

Damaged coral reefs show slower than expected recovery for up to six years before switching to a faster phase of regrowth, according to new research. This ‘two-phase’ recovery pattern was ...