Coral reefs are known for their vibrant, rainbow-hued colors. They are vital to 25% of ocean life, even though they only make ...

Bleached coral dies when exposed to heat stress for too long, threatening the bountiful marine ecosystem that depends on it ...

Scientists are alarmed by the ongoing crisis, with deteriorating conditions harming marine life in the tropics and beyond ...

Coral reefs have long been losing their color due to bleaching, but a recent uptick has caused nearly all of the world's reefs to be damaged. A record-breaking amount of marine life fell victim to the ...

Sought-after pieces of coral are sold all around the world, including at rave-like trade shows known as "frag swaps". The ...

These coral ... mass bleaching events like this, long periods of high heat can leave them weak and vulnerable to disease that can ultimately kill them. Even if the Great Barrier Reef is someday ...

"For most years, say five out of seven years, there will be now mass bleaching on coral reefs around the world," he says. Veron says he hates to predict the future for the Great Barrier Reef ...

She said on the outer reef ... Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, states: “Results of aerial surveys and in-water monitoring to date suggest the Reef has experienced widespread coral ...

Coral bleaching is a major threat to reefs worldwide, especially during marine heat wave events, which are increasing in ... bleaching stress on the Great Barrier Reef. One innovative approach ...

Researchers from several key agencies have confirmed the Great Barrier Reef has experienced its sixth widespread coral bleaching event in nine years. The latest Summer Snapshot, by the Great ...

“A [Peter] Dutton-led LNP government is a real threat to the ongoing protection of the Great Barrier Reef and the 64,000 jobs that it supports.” Coral bleaching threat level from March to ...

Coral reefs around the world are losing their color at an unprecedented scale as a result of rising sea temperatures, federal marine scientists announced this week.