Cliff Kapono, a professional surfer and scientist, is using his passion for both pursuits to create 3D maps of coral reefs ...

The past three summers have been the worst on record for Florida's coral reefs. To try to restore them, scientists are ...

Coral reefs are necessarily gorgeous in color and movement, but below the waves there is a similarly colorful world of sound.

A breakthrough camera reveals which fish make which sounds, helping decode reef soundscapes and transform ocean conservation.

A living ink containing bacteria attracts coral larvae and could help rebuild reefs. The paper is published in the journal PNAS Nexus. Corals are struggling with water pollution, as well as warming ...

A lab at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park is the first in the nation to create a unique lifeline for corals suffering from rapid climate change. Rebecca Albright, ...

At a lab in the heart of San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, scientists are breeding corals to be more resilient to rising ...

Coral reefs cover less than 1% of the ocean but sustain over 25% of marine life and hundreds of millions of people worldwide.

Our planet’s fragile coral reefs are in trouble and while experts hope to save these underwater ecosystems, observing them can be difficult with traditional tools. That’s why a team of engineers has ...

Corals live in oceans around the world—in shallow, warm waters and deep, cool waters, clinging to seamounts or sitting on continental shelves. They also grow in the home aquariums of countless ...

Kaiku Kaholoa’a uses various equipment to conduct dives and take reef samples for testing. He is looking for ones that show a high tolerance to rising temperatures in an effort to help save coral from ...

China’s declaration of a nature reserve in the South China Sea is the latest twist in its years-long push to establish control over the strategically important waters and sea lane. The National ...