Understanding how far Great Barrier Reef corals are from their parents could be key to identifying and protecting at-risk ...

Despite the fact that Adey’s original reef system left the National Mall, the Smithsonian still leads global research on coral conservation. Let's take a dive into some of the Smithsonian’s recent ...

The mass bleaching of coral reefs around the world since February 2023 is now the most extensive on record, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration told Reuters this week. A staggering ...

Dr. Hoegh-Guldberg, who has studied the impact of climate change on coral reefs for more than three decades, was an author of a 2018 report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that ...

Global coral reef bleaching event is largest on record, report says 03:59. Scientists say they have found the world's largest coral near the Pacific's Solomon Islands, announcing Thursday a major ...

Covering nearly 133,000 square miles (345,000 square kilometers), the Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef, home to more than 1,500 species of fish and 411 species of hard corals.

An explosion of sea urchins threatens to push coral reefs in Hawaii ‘past the point of recovery’ By . Isabelle Rodney. Updated Jun 25, 2025, 12:10 PM ET. PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2025, 9:00 AM ET.

The amount of coral in some areas of the Great Barrier Reef is at its highest in 36 years, according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Marine Science. From August 2021 to May 2022 ...

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — South Beach has long been known for its Art Deco pastels and neon nightlife. But it’s also home to something else: a bustling coral reef just hundreds of feet offshore.