The world's coral reefs are in the midst of the fourth and largest global bleaching event in recorded history, NOAA announced ...

Last week, the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), a global partnership and forum of 100-plus governments, NGOs, and ...

Bleached coral dies when exposed to heat stress for too long, threatening the bountiful marine ecosystem that depends on it ...

A whopping 84% of coral reefs are affected by the latest global bleaching event, which is the worst on record.

Coral reefs are a crucial part of the marine ecosystem, providing habitats for all sorts of marine life and protecting coastlines from storm damage. But scientists say rising ocean temperatures are ...

There are 1,050 baby corals that arrived Wednesday in the Florida Keys for their next step in a mission to restore the marine ecosystem. The elkhorn corals are going to the Keys Marine Laboratory on ...

Scientists are alarmed by the ongoing crisis, with deteriorating conditions harming marine life in the tropics and beyond ...

At the beginning of last year, researchers warned that coral reefs worldwide were facing a fourth mass bleaching event, prompting NOAA's Coral Reef Watch program to add new levels to its bleaching ...

A heat stress map released by NOAA’s Coral Reef Watch shows large parts of the Pacific and Caribbean oceans in dark red and purple – the highest alert levels for coral bleaching. The agency ...