While many Indonesian reefs have remained surprisingly stable despite decades of ocean warming, this resilience has its ...

A variety of microplastics extracted from corals off the coast of Si Chang Island in the Gulf of Thailand. As seen by the color, shape, and size, coral will consume a wide range of microplastics, with ...

Every coral counts.

Scientists’ discovery of hollowed coral skeletons after a 2019 bleaching event reveals a reef that isn’t coming back.

Probiotics have been shown to help the microbiome of humans, now researchers, including a Colombian biologist, are working to help corals microbiomes as well. Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) ...

Scuba-diving tourists are destroying coral reefs they want to conserve, warns a new study. The study reveals how ...

Ocean fish populations have fallen dramatically in the past half-century, and climate change is expected to make the problem worse. Governments have designated “marine protected areas”, where where ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American On Tuesday we had our first dive in ...

Out of sight, out of earshot, out of mind. As our environmentally challenged politicians squawk over comparatively short-term economic and social issues, coral reefs die worldwide. A few generations ...

While Indonesia’s reefs demonstrate a remarkable natural tolerance to heat stress, a long-term national strategy is needed to ...