Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Coral reefs: bright, colorful and teeming with sea creatures who call them home. They might just be among the most beautiful and ...

In April 2019, a marine heat wave struck a coral reef on the island of Moorea in French Polynesia, killing much of the coral and the beneficial algae that colonized it. This "bleaching" event reduced ...

The surprising way scientists are trying to save coral reefs from Super El Niño - A record-breaking Super El Niño brewing in ...

In the northern and central regions of the Great Barrier Reef, scientists were stunned to discover the incredible damage the corals had suffered while doing a survey of the reef from Cairns to Cape ...

Researchers are trying everything they can to help coral reefs to survive severe heat stress from climate change, including ...

The northern coast of Jamaica is so cinematic that even James Bond couldn't resist its allure. It served as the backdrop for scenes in the high-octane 007 thriller No Time to Die. But today, beneath ...

Floridians are not used to hearing the word "extinct" applied to species that play significant roles in the state's ecological and economic landscape. So last week, when researchers with the National ...

The word “extinct” still shocks the senses when applied to species that play such vital roles in our ecological and economic landscape. So when NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

At least 35 percent of corals in parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef are dead or dying from mass bleaching caused by global warming, scientists said Monday. The assessment was made following ...

Coral reefs are often seen as the tropical rainforests of the ocean. They only occupy one percent of the ocean floor and yet contain 25 percent of the ocean’s biodiversity. That amounts to roughly two ...

These maps reveal how climate change influences daily local weather, ocean temperatures, and tropical cyclones. Climate Shift Index: Tropical Cyclone Find out how climate change has shaped past and ...

Floridians are not used to hearing the word “extinct” applied to species that play significant roles in the state’s ecological and economic landscape. So last week, when researchers with the National ...