Coral reefs appear to run a daily timetable for microscopic life in nearby waters. Scientists found that microbial ...

Explore the breathtaking Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef system, stretching along Australia's northeastern ...

Coral reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. What are the abiotic and biotic interactions that structure this diverse ecosystem? Corals are members of the phylum Cnidaria, a ...

Coral reefs, once thriving underwater cities teeming with life, now face an unprecedented crisis. Scientists have declared that coral reefs have become the first major environmental system on Earth to ...

Coral reefs don’t just shape marine life you can see, they also control the daily rhythms of invisible microbes nearby.

The Chagos Archipelago is one of the most remote places on Earth. Smack dab in the middle of the Indian Ocean, the collection of more than five dozen tiny islands are mostly uninhabited, due in no ...

Most coral reefs will soon stop growing and may begin to erode due to climate change, warns new research. And almost all will do so if global warming hits 2°C, say scientists. An international team, ...

NHA TRANG, Vietnam — The gentle waves off the coast of central Vietnam’s Nha Trang obscure an open secret: The life-giving coral reefs below are dying. The waters are eerily devoid of fish. The bounty ...

Coral reefs, often called the rainforests of the sea, are among the most biologically diverse and ecologically important ecosystems on Earth. Despite covering less than 1% of the ocean floor, they ...

Most coral reefs will soon stop growing and may begin to erode – and almost all will do so if global warming hits 2°C, according to a new study in the western Atlantic. An international team, led by ...

This is the fifth in a series of articles profiling the seven finalists for the New Times’ Mastermind Awards, which will be presented to four local artists during Artopia at the Freedom Tower February ...