After two years of record-breaking ocean heat, scientists are assessing the impacts of the world's fourth mass bleaching ...

Coral reefs across the globe once again endure mass bleaching amid warming oceans, scientists say Coral reef bleaching across happens when stressed coral expel the algae that are their food source ...

An underwater investigation of coral bleaching in the South Pacific By Justin Worland | Photographs by XL Catlin Seaview Survey Richard Vevers has traveled the globe to photograph coral reefs ...

In March, the reef experienced a mass bleaching event — the fifth such event since 2016, according to NASA. This is part of a larger trend in coral bleaching across the world. In fact ...

The same reef in American Samoa before, during, and after a coral bleaching event. Credit: XL Catlin Seaview Survey. In March, coral reef scientists first raised the alarm about the third-ever ...

Removal of algae also turns corals white, a phenomenon commonly known as bleaching. While the coral remains alive in this ghostly state, bleaching renders it more susceptible to stress and disease.

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The coral goes transparent or white, in a process known as bleaching. The corals are still alive and can survive a bleaching event but they are highly susceptible to mortality and at risk of ...

WA Environment Minister Reece Whitby has called for an urgent briefing to understand the extent of damage to a coral reef off WA's north coast. A traditional owner says rain from Tropical Cyclone ...