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One of the world’s largest deep-sea coral reefs discovered off Argentina

Biologist Erik Cordes has spent much of his career studying cold-water reefs — coral systems typically found in chilly, dark waters far below the ocean’s surface. But his latest pr...

Conservationists Install Artificial Reefs Where Corals Once Stood

Miles of coral reef around Pom Pom Island in Malaysia have been ruined by climate change and blast fishing. A conservation group hopes to restore the area by installing concrete st...

Proyecto Unomia alerta que el coral invasor ya afecta el 80% de las costas de Mochima en Anzoátegui

La expansión del coral invasor Unomia stolonifera continúa generando alarma ambiental en el oriente venezolano. El equipo de Proyecto Unomia aseguró que alrededor del 80% de las co...

Coral reefs are secretly connected across oceans. Scientists think it's key to their survival

A new study study used ocean circulation models to tracking the movement of coral larvae across 850 reefs. Here's what it found.

See the first stunning images of a massive coral reef that has lain hidden for decades

These incredible corals form what may be one of the world’s largest reef systems—and researchers have a plan to restore it

Can Concrete Molds Revive Coral Reefs Ruined by Bombs and Climate Change?

In a devastated section of the Coral Triangle in the Pacific Ocean, a conservation group is trying to build an artificial reef.

Scientists Discover Coral Reefs Are Teeming With Previously Unknown Life

Scientists are uncovering a hidden layer of coral reef ecosystems, one dominated not by visible marine life, but by vast and largely unexplored microbial communities. An internatio...

What scientists found inside coral reefs could change the future of medicine

Beneath the beauty of coral reefs lies a hidden universe of microbes unlike anything scientists expected. Each coral species supports its own specialized microbial partners, many o...

Indonesia to conserve coral reefs in ‘debt-for-nature’ deal

Coral Reef Skyscraper Discovery Amazes Scientists

Towering detached coral reef discovered as tall as the Empire State Building at 500m high is discovered. Its the first major coral discovery in 120 years just off Cape York on th...

Coral Reefs in Crisis: Understanding Coral Reef Bleaching, Ocean Warming, and the Future of Reef Restoration

Coral reefs face ocean warming and coral reef bleaching, with reef restoration offering hope for recovery. This article explains the causes, impacts, and real‑world restoration e...