A new study co-led by the Center for Coastal Climate Resilience (CCCR) at UC Santa Cruz shows coral reef restoration in ...

With too few tritons on the reef, crown-of-thorns starfish populations can explode, jeopardizing the living coral that makes up reefs. Covered with long, venomous spikes, the crown-of-thorns ...

Pretty much anything you can sink has the potential to become an artificial reef. Even officially sanctioned ... is actually a poor substrate for coral growth, and the bundled tires, instead ...

Researchers in Australia say temperatures in and around the vast coral reef over the past decade are ... “It’s not a pretty sight,” said Dr Henley. “Eventually [other] algae grows on ...

Research on Scott Reef off Northwest Australia has shown that local coral connections help boost the resilience of remote atoll reef systems following bleaching and storms. Coral reefs are facing ...

Artificial light can wake sleeping fish and attract predators, changing nighttime coral reef communities, according to new research using novel underwater infrared cameras. Artificial light can ...

“It’s pretty sad because you put all this time ... Not all locations along the Florida coral reef track warmed equally. While some areas simmered, others experienced moderate impacts.

More than 9 million visitors traveled to Hawai’i in 2023, contributing to a record-breaking $20.66 billion in visitor ...

At least 54 countries and territories have experienced coral reef mass bleaching since February 2023 as climate change warms ...

New research shows artificial light can upend underwater communities around coral reefs just like they do on land.