Coral reefs appear to run a daily timetable for microscopic life in nearby waters. Scientists found that microbial ...

Australia is doing absolutely everything to protect its most iconic ecosystem — except, perhaps, the one thing that really ...

Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), in collaboration with the University of the Virgin Islands ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Simulated moonlight. Perfect temperatures. A hum of bubbling saltwater. A team of marine biologists had done everything they could to set the stage for something akin to a romantic ...

Coral reefs, once thriving underwater cities teeming with life, now face an unprecedented crisis. Scientists have declared that coral reefs have become the first major environmental system on Earth to ...

Coral reefs don’t just shape marine life you can see, they also control the daily rhythms of invisible microbes nearby.

Researchers are launching a major new project to investigate the resilience of deeper coral ecosystems to future climate ...

The world's largest living coral reef exhibit is yet to be rebuilt five years after the Queensland aquarium closed.

With support from a National Science Foundation Mid-Career Advancement Grant, Associate Professor of Geology Pedro Marenco is ...

Oceans all over the world are experiencing warmer-than-normal temperatures, but waters off the southern U.S. could be on the brink of an ocean heat wave emergency as temperatures rise to unprecedented ...

Coral reefs may be able to recover from disaster, according to a study that provides a bit of reassurance about the future of these endangered ecosystems. Coral reefs around the world are at risk as ...

Learn how coral reefs drive daily changes in ocean microbes — a process that shapes how nutrients and energy move through reef ecosystems. Each day, coral reefs quietly reshape the microscopic world ...