For decades, coral reefs throughout the Caribbean have been suffering from disease, pollution, overfishing and rising sea ...

Scientists led by the University of Southampton have revealed that an imbalance of nutrients in seawater can cause coral disease—possibly to a greater extent than that from heat stress of warming ...

Every time you go for a swim, some of your sunscreen gets left behind. An estimated 25 percent of applied sunscreen washes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Coral reefs perform many important functions, such as buffering coastlines and providing habitat for one-fourth of all marine ...

Reef restoration is a slow process, with divers planting coral fragments one at a time by hand. But roboticists are now ...

Coral reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. What are the abiotic and biotic interactions that structure this diverse ecosystem? Corals are members of the phylum Cnidaria, a ...

In Mauritius, home to nearly 250 species of coral and 150 kilometres of reef, the decline has been stark. But restoration ...

A new study finds that more than 70 percent of these protected zones are exposed to high levels of wastewater pollutants, ...

UNEP is helping the global tourism industry reduce its environmental impact and protect the marine ecosystems that support ...

Brazil’s Abrolhos reefs, the most biodiverse in the South Atlantic, have lost about 15% of coral cover over 18 years due to climate change, marine debris, and other human activity. Heatwaves are ...

The Philippines is reaffirming its position as one of the world's premier diving destinations, drawing global attention to ...

The Berkshire Coral Reef installation is on display at the '62 Center for Theatre & Dance. The Williams College Museum of Art ...