Understanding how far Great Barrier Reef corals are from their parents could be key to identifying and protecting at-risk ...

Florida’s devastated coral reefs can’t seem to catch a break. The marine heat wave of 2023, combined with an epidemic of ...

They live in the ocean’s coldest, darkest depths, far from sight — but cold-water corals are far from safe. In a first-of-its ...

“It’s extremely rare to find things that were once thought to be extinct, and to rediscover them,” Terry Gosliner, who ...

From the sands of Manjhaar Beach on the far outskirts of Karachi, Pakistan, an island is just visible 10 kilometers, about 6 ...

Scientists from the University of Technology Sydney are searching for “super corals,” species that are naturally more ...

On occasion, it is of vital importance to consider how little we know about the spinning rock we all live on. Take coral ...

Tropical coral reefs encrust the coastlines of islands and continents near Earth’s equator but this zone, which has offered ...

Soft corals, which are members of the class Octocorallia, are major components of marine ecosystems, including coral reefs.

As baby corals float in the currents, they can expand their species’ range. But can they get to climate refuges fast enough ...

It’s an organic gem like a pearl. But instead of residing in a shell, this Hawaii gem grows slowly like a miniature tree deep ...

Scientists have successfully spawned a cross-bred coral and plan on planting them just off Biscayne Bay in Miami.