Coral reefs are known for their vibrant, rainbow-hued colors. They are vital to 25% of ocean life, even though they only make up less than 1% of the planet’s surface. They provide food and shelter for ...

Warming oceans have brought a record level of toxic compounds to the world’s coral reefs. That’s bad news for seafood production and marine life as a whole. Coral reefs are sometimes dubbed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The world's coral reefs are in the midst of the fourth and largest global bleaching event in recorded history, the National ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Coral reefs cover less than 1% of the ocean floor but support about 25% of all marine species. Despite their ...

Benefits to society from coral reefs, including fisheries, tourism, coastal protection, pharmaceutical discovery and more, are estimated at about $9.8 trillion per year. For the first time, an ...

New research has revealed alarming coral mortality rates of 92% after last year's bleaching event at Lizard Island on Queensland's Great Barrier Reef, marking one of the highest coral mortality rates ...

Even if you’ve never gone scuba diving or peered into a tropical tank at your local aquarium, you know that coral reefs are the ocean’s art show. They’re all bright, colorful and full of life — right?

Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has grown to include 84% of the ocean’s reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history, the International Coral Reef Initiative announced ...

University of Guam researcher Dr. Laurie Raymundo conducting a health assessment of a bleached Acropora muricata thicket in Apra Harbor, Guam, October 2017. Credit: Dave Burdick Benefits to society ...