Coral reefs, the "rainforests of the sea," provide habitats for 25% of all marine life. Critical to global biodiversity, they are essential for food supply, culture and recreation and coastal ...

A team of researchers led by the University of Plymouth have earned £3.7million from UK Research and Innovation to conduct an ...

Researchers are launching a major new project to investigate the resilience of deeper coral ecosystems to future climate ...

A scleractinian coral eDNA survey at four mesophotic sites using an underwater mini-ROV. (a) Four monitoring locations (SR1-SR4) at the Shigeo Reef near Motobu Peninsula. The location of Okinawa ...

Scientists are to carry out an unprecedented assessment of the response and resilience of mesophotic coral ecosystems - coral reef communities found ...

Coral reefs are often framed as postcard scenery or biodiversity hotspots, but they are also working food factories that the world is quietly running into the ground. As overfishing and climate stress ...

The biodiversity of the Earth’s oceans is disproportionately concentrated in coral reefs — the vibrant undersea ecosystems where thousands of known marine species reside. A new Yale-led study offers ...

Researchers have found that reef fish from the Arabian Gulf, the world's hottest sea, exhibit a higher tolerance to temperature fluctuations compared to those from more thermally stable coral reefs.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CALI, Colombia (AP) — The United Nations, ...

You may have heard that coral reefs are being threatened by human activity. For instance, the Fight for the Reef campaign aims to raise awareness about how proposed increases in shipping traffic and ...

Interacting with scientists and staff, Dr Jitendra Singh stressed the need for greater integration of scientific research with public policy, conservation planning and community engagement.